Of the Standard of TasteDavid HumeRead freeBuy on AmazonAppears in 4 ideasAesthetics/MetaphysicsBeautyIs beauty a property of things, a feeling in us, or a sign of something higher?Practical/AestheticsArtWhat is art: skilled making as such, or only the production of beauty?AestheticsPoetryWhat is the nature and purpose of poetry, and what obligation does the poet have to truth?EpistemologyRhetoricWhat is the art of persuasion, and can it serve truth as well as power?