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On the Nature of Beauty
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On the Nature of Beauty

text | 1800 wordsbeauty as the interaction between perceiver and object

I wrote the essay below back in 1989, sharing my original ideas in an assignment for a Philosophy of Art class. Even after all these years, I don’t think I’ve read or heard this perspective on the nature of beauty shared elsewhere. Enjoy!

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It’s All Sublime Rap
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It’s All Sublime Rap

video | 3:16 min — the treasure you are seeking couldn’t be more near

For seekers and finders of spiritual liberation . . . “Listen and open your eyes. What you seek has no disguise.”

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What Is Beauty? Dissertation
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What Is Beauty? Dissertation

book excerpt | 2300 wordsa living inquiry for the mind and heart

Here’s the introduction and first chapter of my Ph.D. dissertation. Or, download the entire 350-page PDF if you like. Revisiting this tome 20 years later, I’m pleasantly surprised, actually. Enjoy!

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