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On the Nature of Beauty
text | 1800 words — beauty 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!
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.”
What Is Beauty? Dissertation
book excerpt | 2300 words — a 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!