Dana Reynolds - Hume

Hume, unlike others, did not want to define art. He was more concerned with discussing whether or not there are objective standards for assessing art or not. He came to the conclusion that art is a matter of individual taste, and that no other person can tell you that your judgment is wrong, because it is personal opinion. Also, people react to stimuli in different manners, and it is all about how one is moved by the work of art. Thus, there is NO way that there can be an objective form of assessment of art. He explains that masterpieces are so resounding with the entire human population because people are all basically made the same, so the same very basic things will be pleasing to all, and thus we raise works of art on a pedestal to call them masterpieces.