"how do you know its good"

The academic essay How Do You Know It’s Good written by Marya Mannes is an analytical commentary about ones judgement and the standards society uses when critiquing the arts. The essay focuses on aesthetics and the different opinions and standards in judging what is considered to be ‘good’. Aesthetics are considered to be the high standards having to do with good taste in the creation of art, literature, music etc. She suggests that the reader make their own decisions on what they consider admirable, and to not immedi...