Edmund Burke's On Taste - is good taste learned, inherited, or enforced?

🎨 We're getting together to talk about Edmund Burke's On Taste.

It can be hard to separate liking something from wanting to be the kind of person who likes it. A painting, song or outfit can look different once someone we respect approves of it. That doesn't make every judgment fake, but it makes confidence worth examining.

The plan

You don't need a background in the topic, and you're welcome to listen. Leave room for other people to speak.

Reading: a concise extract from On Taste, not the full collected works — https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15043

Is good taste learned, inherited, or enforced?

When and where

🗓️ Date: Sunday, November 15, 2026
🕒 Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Vancouver local time
📍 Location: UBC Learning Exchange, 612 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2V3

We will meet at the main entrance.

Arrive 10 minutes before the start; doors close 10 minutes after the start.