Respuesta :
1. Beauty is often connected to the natural world. What are some of the consequences or effects on a philosophy of beauty when nature is considered?
When nature is considered, beauty becomes more than what is seen objectively. To Aristotle, who looked for beauty in everyday actual objects, he understood the real essence of things was not as we perceive them, but as they actually are. The natural world can be manipulated to appear different, but the true essence of beauty in nature cannot be changed.
2. What is "sensible" beauty and ethical beauty? How do the two differ? How are they similar?
Sensible beauty is what logically thinking people perceive as beautiful, something that is near enough to perfection. To Plato, this was the idea of humans becoming closer to gods through creating something. To others, sensible beauty is merely something that looks good. Ethical beauty, on the other hand, is the love for what is truly good, rather than what appears as good. In Plato’s Symposium, he differentiates the two by saying when one falls in love, they are in love with but a single person, and over time you begin to realize that the body of one person is much like another. But eventually, a person begins to realize that the true beauty of a person lies not on the surface, but instead within their soul. This is where the differences between sensible and ethical beauty lie.
3. Is beauty subjective? What are some of the problems with seeing beauty as purely subjective?
Beauty is most definitely subjective. What is seen as beautiful to many, may not be to the few. And vice versa. The problem with this is that you can be drawn to believe that beauty does not exist in all. When beauty is considered to be something that only some see, then it is lost in the eyes of many.
