“In the world there exists no aesthetic plane, not even the aesthetic plane of goodness.”
“it is only as an aesthetic phenomenon that existence and the world are eternally justified.”
“It follows, then, that the aesthetic ideal of the categorical agreement with being is a world in which shit is denied and everyone acts as though it did not exist. This aesthetic ideal is called kitsch.”
“For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity or perception to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication.”
“Aesthetics, ethics, and many good things in humans are contagious.”
“aesthetic isn't simply about good design for good design's sake.”