Objectivism
& Subjectivism of Beauty
My Choice
11/13/15
In
attempt to explore my own question raised in the blog on 11/11/15 I decided to
take a more philosophical approach to the issue. Is beauty objective or
subjective or both?
If
we look at beauty from the objective side, we would have to agree that there is
a universal idea of beauty. When talking about beauty we would be able to
recall our own experiences and for the most part describe the same concept. But
if beauty were only objective then why do some things come off and beautiful to
some and fall short for others? So we would have to explore the subjective element.
So
if we look at beauty as subjective then it is going to be in the eyes of the
beholder. Yes, in fact this is true. When defining beauty, we are each
accustomed to our own experiences. But why then do we all have some overarching
concept of beauty?
My
answer is beauty is both depending on what realm one wishes to discuss. When
looking at things in the physical world subjectivity comes into play. Everyone
experiences things differently and thus rises the subjectivity of beauty. How
ever the essence of beauty is objective. This to me personally holds much more
weight because it is unchangeable and universal. It cannot be found in material
things it is something much greater.
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