任何的艺术作品为了有价值，例如电影、文学、雕塑或者歌曲，都必须让大多数人易于理解。

1. First consider musical art form. It would be absurd to assert that the objective of music is to challenge the listener’s knowledge of music theory. In fact, listening to music is simply an encounter—an experience to be accepted at face value for its aural impact on our spirit and our emotions.

2. Next consider the art forms of painting and sculpture. If the test for meritorious art were its ability to be clearly understood by every observer, then our most valuable art would simply imitate the mundane physical world around us.

3. Finally, consider art forms such as poetry, song, and prose, in certain cases stanzas and verses need not be “understood” to have merit, as much as they need be experienced for the images and emotions they evoke.

少数和多数之艺术价值

一个文明的真正价值是反映在艺术创造中的而不是它的科学成就。

We praise a civilization both for its artistic creations and for its scientific accomplishments.

1. Western civilization serves as a typical example of a balanced development of arts and science.

2. By contrast, the Chinese civilization has bequeathed the world a rich legacy of artistic creations, but its scientific accomplishments are insignificant.

3. A dynamic civilization should aim at promoting the prosperity of both the arts and science.

艺术和科学