Beauty: A Very Short Introduction Audiobook (Free)

Beauty can be consoling, disturbing, sacred, profane; it could be exhilarating, appealing, uplifting, chilling. It could affect us in an unlimited variety of ways. Yet it is never viewed with indifference. With this Extremely Short Introduction, the renowned philosopher Roger Scruton explores the concept of beauty, asking what makes an object-either in artwork, in nature, or the individual form-beautiful, and evaluating how we can compare differing judgments of beauty when it is evident all over that our likes vary so widely. Is there the right judgment to be produced about beauty? Is it right to say there is even more beauty in a classical temple when compared to a concrete office block, even more in a Rembrandt than in an Andy Warhol Campbell Soup Can? Forthright and thought-provoking, and as accessible since it is usually intellectually thorough, this introduction to the idea of beauty pulls conclusions that some may find controversial, but, as Scruton shows, help us to find greater feeling of signifying in the stunning objects that fill up our lives.