#Aesthetics

Beauty and Nobility Shaped by Reason

At first glance, Baudelaire’s statement seems to challenge the romantic belief that beauty springs mainly from spontaneous feeling. By declaring that everything beautiful and noble comes from reason and calculation, he s...

Truth and Beauty: The Tension in Words and Reality

Lao Tzu, in his influential work the Tao Te Ching (circa 6th century BC), presents a compelling paradox: that truth does not automatically align with beauty, nor do beautiful words always convey truthful intent. He invit...