It ties into ancient Greek philosophy. The ancient Greeks mused on the purpose of life, and their answer was that they wanted to leave their mark on the world, through stories of glory, through building monuments, through leaving a legacy in terms of buildings, technology, aesthetics, science, etcetera. Art is human kind's expression that we are unique. Art is one important (in my view possibly the most important) special difference and that through expressing it, we are closer to the core of what it is to be human.
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It ties into ancient Greek philosophy. The ancient Greeks mused on the purpose of life, and their answer was that they wanted to leave their mark on the world, through stories of glory, through building monuments, through leaving a legacy in terms of buildings, technology, aesthetics, science, etcetera. Art is human kind's expression that we are unique. Art is one important (in my view possibly the most important) special difference and that through expressing it, we are closer to the core of what it is to be human.
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