Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

I said "possibly the current" earlier because just as you don't expect a metalhead to enjoy sludge metal, power metal, black metal, folk metal, death metal, and grindcore, or a jazz listener to enjoy big band, free jazz, cool jazz, acid jazz, and Afro-Cuban jazz, you shouldn't expect a classical listener to enjoy Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist, and opera. The term "classical" refers to such a large umbrella of styles that it's unreasonable to expect anyone to enjoy it all.

Originally Posted by Socrates

And what do you say of lovers of wine? Do you not see them doing the same? They are glad of any pretext of drinking any wine.

Originally Posted by Glaucon

Very good.

Originally Posted by Socrates

And the same is true of ambitious men; if they cannot command an army, they are willing to command a file; and if they cannot be honoured by really great and important persons, they are glad to be honoured by lesser and meaner people, but honour of some kind they must have.

Originally Posted by Glaucon

Exactly.

Originally Posted by Socrates

Once more let me ask: Does he who desires any class of goods, desire the whole class or a part only?

Originally Posted by Glaucon

The whole.