So how is it that there is something inside (beauty) that was never outside (beauty)? Aristotle: There is nothing in the mind (memory) that was not first in the senses (phantasia).
WC --- Mike Mallory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Beauty? > > > > To which Mike Mallory responded: > > > > I suggest that beauty is a property (type of > experience really) of humans > > which we perceive (is stimulated by or associated > by) in things. > > > > Mike: I am comfortable with the formulation below > except for the reference > to "minds" in the first sentence and "feeling" in > the second. I would > substitute "mind/body" for "minds" and use a more > inclusive term for > "feeling" that would allow for feelings, thoughts, > images or just about > anything that would count as subjective state. I > believe beauty is a > complex experience. Subjects cover a wide range > from sunsets and sculpture > to mathematical proofs and ironic consequences. So, > beauty may appear as > primarily emotional or affective, but it may also > appear as conceptual and > abstract. > > > "I suggest that beauty is a type of human > experience that arises in our > > minds > > when we contemplate certain non-notional objects. > In other words, 'beauty' > > is > > a label for a kind of feeling we get, just as > 'pain' or 'itching' is." > > > Mike Mallory
