Beauty as Subjectively Objective presented by Michael DeWilde

About this episode

The episode explores the nature of beauty, questioning its properties and significance through various perspectives.

Why it is Ordinarily Extraordinary You might think that the experience of beauty in and of itself would be enough - that to appreciate it, to revel in it, to be grateful for it, would suffice. But no. Scientists, philosophers, and other fringe elements want to know more: does it have universal properties? how does it arise? how is it we recognize it as such? can it be defined? does it serve a function? In this talk we’ll allow these killjoys to have their say, and then say what we think.

People in this episode

Guest: Michael DeWilde

Topics covered

• beauty
• philosophy
• science
• appreciation

Keywords

• subjective
• objective
• experience
• recognition

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