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can just pretend to be blind to it. Faust’s VII. Aberration is borne out of the effects
consequential answer to his final question and accidents of the species (nature)
brings him to the initial identity: including mankind. Aberrations are none
ART = VULGARITY. the less necessary.
I. Art and science are free, and their VIII. Art and science intrinsically harbor a
teachings are free. force of rebellion when man commands
II. Man must not impose either limits or them without ‘knowing’ them. This
boundaries on art and science; they must becomes a destructive force when man
be allowed free rein. If limits are imposed, covets and abuses them.
art and science become filiations of man’s IX. Consensus is only a quantitative
ego, an ego predisposed by internal unease appreciation - the adherence of many to
and social disquietude and, as such, they one.
become ‘reflection’ and ‘subject’ and X. It is possible for one to consent to an
therefore inferior. effect or thing without necessarily feeling
III. To impose is to oppose. that it is a part of oneself - to consent only
IV. Art and science are entities of a higher because that effect or thing is marvelous.
expression and maintain a propulsive force This kind of appreciation happens as a
such that they can never be subjected response to taste or pleasure but what
to the dominion of man. Anyone who one is actually recognizing is the nuance
imposes limits and boundaries on art of something that promotes a need for
and science are doing nothing more than satisfaction, something that fills the desire
imposing limits and boundaries on him/ of the instant.
herself. XI. Whatever the question, if it is heard
V. The limits and boundaries of art and from outside our ‘being’ it should not
science (as ‘entity-subject’) must be to be judged at all, because it has not
searched for in their autonomous freedom been understood. Knowledge, ego, being.
and existence. Substance. Search. Reality. Non-ego.
VI. It is necessary for man to place himself XII. Knowledge (whether of the many
dialogically before art and science, or the few makes no difference) is an
respecting the dignity and the essential incommensurable force, often non-
existence of these entities. existent.
