Critic
A critic is a professional who is communicating their opinions and assessments of various forms of creative work such as art, literature, music, cinema, theater, fashion, architecture and food. Critical judgments, whether derived of critical thinking or not, may be positive, negative, or balanced, weighing a combination of factors both for and against.
Formally, the word is applied to persons who are publicly accepted and to a significant degree followed because of the quality of their assessments or their reputation. Unlike other individuals who may editorialize on subjects via Web sites or letters written to publications, professional critics are paid to produce their opinions for print, radio, magazine, television, or Internet companies. Persons who give opinions on current events, public affairs, sports, media, and historical events are often referred to as "pundits" instead of "critics."
Critics are themselves subject to competing critics, since critical judgments always entail some degree of subjectivity. An established critic can play a powerful role as a public arbiter of taste or opinion.
Derivation[edit]
The word critic comes from Greek κριτικός (kritikós), "able to discern",[1] which is a Greek derivation from the word κριτής (krités), meaning a person who offers reasoned judgment or analysis, value judgment, interpretation, or observation.[2]
See also[edit]
- Analysis
- Art historian
- Art criticism
- Censorship
- Complaint
- Connoisseur
- Critical Philosophy
- Critical theory
- Critical theory (Frankfurt School)
- Critical thinking
- Critical vocabulary
- Critique
- Cultural critic
- Film criticism
- Food critic
- Literary criticism
- Music journalism
- Review
- Social criticism
- Textual criticism
- Theatre criticism
References[edit]
- ^ Greek-English Lexicon, at Perseus, Kritikos, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott.
- ^ Greek-English Lexicon, at Perseus, Krites, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott.
