Aesthetic taste

Philosopher David Hume was one of the earliest writers to investigate "good taste" in regards to aesthetic principles. His publication “Of the Standard of Taste” (1757) investigates aesthetics.
Filmmaker John Waters, whose films challenge traditional aesthetics of "good taste", once stated “to understand bad taste one must have very good taste.”

In aesthetics, the concept of taste has been the interest of philosophers such as Plato, Hume, and Kant. It is defined by the ability to make valid judgments about an object's aesthetic value. However, these judgments are deficient in objectivity, creating the 'paradox of taste'. The term 'taste' is used because these judgments are similarly made when one physically tastes food.

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