What things am I going to consider as art? I'm not sure yet. The categories may change as my definition evolves. For now (subject to change at my whim), art encompasses painting, sculpture, music, dance... and maybe literature. There are many other things that suppose be evaluated as art, but first I need to establish my definition.
Grandiose Theory of Art
Hypothesis One.
Art results from a union of mind, body, soul and spirit. Yeah, I know. That sounds like complete bullshit, and for now it is complete garbage. Mind, body, spirit and soul are very loaded terms. Everyone thinks that they know the meaning of such simple words, but few can agree. So to make a fresh start, I'm going to use the Greek words. A fine scholastic tradition, and since the words are less familiar, they carry fewer preconceived notions.
This Venn diagram is extremely simplified, but it will do as a starting point.
First, I plan to define soma, sophia, psuche and pnema. As I establish these definitions, I expect my views and thoughts to change. No whining about inconsistency. This is thought in progress, not a master's thesis.

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