aesthetic attitude, n.All

An Aesthetic attitude (n.) toward ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠one's images, merely perceiving and shaping them, is far easier than passing to an attitude of judgment that is morally and intellectually binding, where many capable patients stall.

An Aesthetic attitude (n.) turns ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a problem into a picture one can contemplate at ease, re-living its passions at a safe distance — a guard against any real participation, which a religious understanding would demand.