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claim:real-liking-comes-from-childish-truthfulness-in-which-one-respects-one-s-own-feeling-and-does-not-pay-homage-to-a-theory-or-idea

Real liking comes from childish truthfulness, in which one respects one's own feeling and does not pay homage to a theory or idea.

Definition of genuine liking as originating in a pre-conceptual, child-like authenticity.

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Blue Glasses (Royal Dutch Glassworks)
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Hand-blown drinking glasses with blue spirals, designed by Alexander with gold enamel and gold leaf ornament; deeply liked by the glassblowers themselves.

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Somehow, the experience of real liking has to do with self. As we find out which things awaken real liking in ourselves, we find ourselves more in touch than before with our own selves.claim0.862
Linking real liking to self-discovery.
Real Likingconcept0.841
A lasting, profound liking that survives extended exposure and differs from superficial, fashionable preferences.
Our everyday liking (subjective preference) often diverges from deep liking, but deep liking converges to agreement and corresponds to living structure.claim0.828
Distinction between superficial and deep preference.
The more accurate we are about what we really like, in the sense of liking from the heart, the more we find out that we agree with other people about what these things are.claim0.817
Assertion of convergence among deep personal preferences.
What is truly liked may be different from what is apparently liked; this is a matter of judgment and knowledge, not opinion.claim0.812
The epistemological distinction crucial to the argument.
True Liking (vs Superficial Liking)concept0.804
The genuine, deep pleasure that comes from the whole person and childish truthfulness—distinguished from wilfulness, professional posturing, or pleasing others' expectations.
The reasons for the existence of this deep liking are mysterious, not obvious. To plumb them we shall have to examine the nature of things - even, ultimately, the nature of matter itself - very carefully. Nevertheless the reasons are empirical. We may determine, empirically, to what extent a thing has the ability to rouse this deep liking in us.claim0.798
Assertion of the empirical but mysterious basis of deep liking.
As observers mature, their liking converges because they discover the deeper self that is shared.claim0.778
Developmental claim about aesthetic maturity.