On Beauty and Being Just by Elaine Scarry

[Philosophy Now]

Peter Benson applauds a beautiful book on beauty by Elaine Scarry.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/44/On_ ... ine_Scarry

[tbieter]

Peter Benson applauds a beautiful book on beauty by Elaine Scarry.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/44/On_ ... ine_Scarry

I just bought it on my Kindle. It took a minute and cost ten dollars. I'll start reading it at the restaurant in about thirty minutes. I love technology.

[tbieter]

Peter Benson applauds a beautiful book on beauty by Elaine Scarry.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/44/On_ ... ine_Scarry

I just bought it on my Kindle. It took a minute and cost ten dollars. I'll start reading it at the restaurant in about thirty minutes. I love technology.

http://english.fas.harvard.edu/faculty/scarry/

[Pluto]

I could not take my eyes from her face which grew larger as she
approached, like a sun which it was somehow possible to stare
at and which was coming nearer and nearer, letting itself be
seen at close quarters, dazzling you with its blaze of red and
gold.

http://tannerlectures.utah.edu/_documen ... arry00.pdf

[HexHammer]

chose as her topic beauty, well aware that it is an unfashionable subject to discuss

Eh? Seems it's more in fashion now, than never with all that plastic surgery and fancy expensive stuff we like to buy!

..I'm sure this is another clueless article!