Jun 27, 2022·edited Jun 27, 2022Liked by Stained Glass Zealot
The philosopher Roger Scruton defined an element of beauty as having the ability to never fill you up. If something is beautiful, like a painting, you wish to return to look at the painting again and linger. It’s not a complete definition, but helps me ground the concept of Beauty.
Much like old architecture, I spend far longer looking at it than the modern varieties of buildings.
On the Theory of Beauty by Plato
The philosopher Roger Scruton defined an element of beauty as having the ability to never fill you up. If something is beautiful, like a painting, you wish to return to look at the painting again and linger. It’s not a complete definition, but helps me ground the concept of Beauty.
Much like old architecture, I spend far longer looking at it than the modern varieties of buildings.