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“The confusion between temperament and character has had serious consequences for ethical theory. Preferences with regard to differences in temperament are mere matters of subjective taste. But differences in character are ethically of the most fundamental importance.”

Matter Character Differences Serious Theory Taste Consequence Importance Regard Fundamentals Mere Confusion Ethical Preference Subjective Temperament

Book:Man for Himself: An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics

Source: Man for Himself: An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics

“Generally speaking there is no irreducible taste or inclination. They all represent a certain appropriative choice of being. It is up to existential psychoanalysis to compare and classify them. Ontology abandons us here; it has merely enabled us to determine the ultimate ends of human reality, its fundamental possibilities, and the value which haunts it.”

Humans Ends Reality Certain Values Choices Possibility Taste Ultimate Fundamentals Determine Compare Abandon Existential Inclination Psychoanalysis Ontology

Book:Existentialism and Human Emotions

Source: Existentialism and Human Emotions

“Too many students who are technically quite far advanced do not properly interpret the technically less difficult pieces they play, because they regard them as beneath serious consideration. This is a fundamental error in musical taste and judgment.”

Play Difficult Pieces Students Serious Taste Judgment Regard Fundamentals Errors Musical Consideration Musical Taste Taste And Judgment

Book:Violin Playing as I Teach it

Source: Violin Playing as I Teach it