Originally Posted by
AdventureManCO
In short, it is a question of the philosophy of beauty - can something be both beautiful and infinitely replicable? Is beauty that which is only temporary? Is beauty and rarity correlated? Is beauty something that becomes moreso the less degrees of separation from human hands, with all the individual distinctions and even imperfections therein creating and even enhancing it?
Deep questions. However, if I find something beautiful, I find that its source makes little difference.
A timeless question. I prefer John Dewey's answer in
Art as Experience. Good book, worth your time if you haven't checked it out.