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The Beauty of Contrast

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Amy Spiegel

As someone who greatly enjoys cooking, I have always wished I was one of those who-needs-instructions-let’s-just-throw-some-stuff-in-a-pot-and-see-what-happens kind of gal. Sadly, there is not an impulsive culinary bone in my body and I rarely stray from the recipe. One of the … Continue reading →

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Why Beauty is an Objective Quality in the World

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Jim Spiegel

In my February 12 post I presented an anti-naturalist argument from beauty.  A key premise of this argument is that beauty is an objective quality in the world.  This view is known as aesthetic objectivism.  Before offering some reasons in defense … Continue reading →

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An Anti-Naturalist Argument from Beauty

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Jim Spiegel

The history of philosophy has seen many “theistic proofs” or arguments for the existence of God, dating at least as far back as Plato in the 4th century B.C.  Some of the standard arguments reason to God’s existence from apparent … Continue reading →

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