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The speaker underscores that art is about you, highlighting its intensely personal nature. Engaging with art is not merely an external activity but a journey inward, fostering a relationship between the viewer and the creator’s soul. This perspective elevates the significance of personal interpretation and emotional response over external critiques or theoretical debates.

The Great Speculation and Moral Foundations

Central to the speech is what the speaker calls the "great speculation", a philosophical cornerstone underpinning the morality of the Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." This principle is rooted in a fundamental, unprovable assumption—that your inner life is as vital to you as others’ inner lives are to them.