philosophy of beauty
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The Conclusion to his book of Renaissance essays, published in 1873, was seized on for the ardour with which Pater propounds a philosophy of beauty.
From The Guardian • Mar. 26, 2011
Many writers of the last century called the philosophy of beauty Criticism, and the word is still retained as the title for the reasoned appreciation of works of art.
From The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory by Santayana, George
But, Mr. Philosopher, what has been the philosophy of beauty and art and intellect and elegance through all the centuries until lately?
From Search-Light Letters by Grant, Robert
The same argument is elaborated by Plato in his philosophy of beauty.
From Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles by Cocker, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin)
Some people have taken the view that Oscar Wilde in his philosophy of beauty was never quite sincere.
From Oscar Wilde by Ingleby, Leonard Cresswell
