"2. How does Bell's definition of beauty contrast with Hume's “equality of taste?”
According to Hume, there is a natural equality of taste, but principles of taste are universal. While reading Clive Bell, I thought of Hume. Bell says that "all sensitive people agree that there is a peculiar emotion provoked by works of art." I thought what Hume said about principles of taste can be related to Bell. Also, Bell said "all systems of aesthetics must be based on personal experience" and that "we have no means of recognizing a work of art than our feeling for it." I think both philosophers would agree that people are not wrong by thinking something is attractive or beautiful, but some people are more right by their feelings for it.
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