Is beauty objective?

Whether you think beauty is real, or in the eye of the beholder.

A central question in aesthetics: is beauty a real property of things, or only in the eye of the beholder? A self-description of where you lean — philosophers still differ. (Philosophy of aesthetics)

Groups

• Objective — Beauty is a real property of things themselves.
• In the beholder — Beauty is purely a matter of personal taste.
• Culturally shaped — Beauty is moulded by culture and era.
• Form follows function — Beauty flows from fitness and purpose.
• Many standards — Several valid kinds of beauty coexist.
• What moves us — Beauty is whatever genuinely stirs us.

Related topics

• School of philosophy you lean toward
• Your view of human nature
• How you see mind & body
• The big question that grips you
• Ethical ideology (EPQ)

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