Montag, 4. Dezember 2023

Receptivity to certain things of value:

"Wertansprechbarkeiten" translated from German:

A certain receptivity to certain things of value characterizes people. And yet, although such receptivity shapes our inner experience, we are often unable to explain in more detail why we are impressed by a specific optical or acoustic phenomenon, by a piece of writing, by a work of art, by some few films, why we enjoy it to stay at or visit some few places, why we feel especially close to some people, and why there is a strong urge to provide deep and long lasting support to some fellow human beings. As it is also claimed about love, there is an irrational element in our responses to some things of value, and as long as we can still explain exactly what we are responding to, a thing only appeals to us superficially.

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