Beauty Unveiled: Exploring Aesthetics Through Umberto Eco’s "On Beauty"

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TLDRThe video presents a comprehensive exploration of the concept of beauty through various historical lenses, focusing on its definitions from ancient Greece to the 20th century. It discusses how beauty was initially seen as a reflection of moral virtue and truth in ancient Greece, diverged into more complex interpretations during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and evolved into subjective expressions in the 17th century. The Romantic Era emphasized intense emotions and the sublime in nature, before transitioning into the varied and rapidly changing notions of beauty in the 20th century. The discussion encourages viewers to embrace the evolving nature of beauty in contemporary life, promoting personal exploration of beauty.

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  • 🧠 Beauty is deeply intertwined with morality in ancient Greece.
  • 🏰 Medieval beauty reflects spirituality and power.
  • 🎨 The Renaissance focused on perfect proportions but embraced diverse interpretations.
  • 💔 Subjective beauty highlights personal connections and unique perceptions.
  • 🌌 The Romantic Era emphasized deep emotion and the sublime in nature.
  • 🔄 Beauty is always evolving and open to interpretation.
  • 🌟 Future beauty may surpass conventional norms.
  • 🗣️ Everyone has a voice in defining what beauty means to them.
  • 💖 Embrace the unexpected in the search for beauty.
  • 🔍 Beauty is a connection to something larger than ourselves.

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    The discussion initiates with a deep dive into the concept of beauty, showcasing selections from Umberto Eco. It emphasizes the complexities of beauty as defined by various cultures over time, starting with ancient Greece where beauty was intricately linked to ideals of symmetry, harmony, and moral goodness. The Greeks believed that outward beauty reflected inner virtue, as represented by their iconic sculptures. Thus, beauty encompassed a holistic view that combined aesthetics with truth and goodness, transcending mere physical appearance.

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    Transitioning to the Middle Ages, the conception of beauty shifts significantly, intertwining it with spirituality and power. Elaborate church architecture and grotesque carvings serve to remind individuals of the divine and the moral consequences of evil. This era introduces Thomas Aquinas's idea of 'claritas', which views beauty as an inner luminosity rather than just material wealth or form. Subsequent Gothic architecture embodies this principle, using light and design to elevate the soul, marking a distinct shift in the perception and expression of beauty.

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    As we move into the Renaissance, the ideas surrounding beauty are further complicated by the discovery of subjectivity. It starts to reflect personal perception, with poets and artists emphasizing unique experiences. However, this exploration of beauty also reveals its darker facets, exemplified by figures like the Marquise de Sade, who illustrated how beauty can be wielded as a tool for manipulation. Ultimately, the Romantic Era elevates emotional and sublime experiences, yet ironically risks becoming overly sentimental. This establishes an ongoing evolution of beauty, leading into the modern era and prompting questions about its future forms.

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ビデオQ&A

  • What is the connection between beauty and morality in ancient Greece?

    In ancient Greece, beauty was intertwined with truth and goodness, suggesting that outward beauty reflected inner virtue.

  • How did the concept of beauty change during the Middle Ages?

    Beauty in the Middle Ages was linked to spirituality and power, with elaborate cathedrals reflecting devotion and gargoyles serving as reminders of evil.

  • What role did subjective beauty play in the 17th century?

    Subjective beauty emerged, meaning individual perception became crucial, leading to unique interpretations of beauty in art and literature.

  • What was the significance of the Romantic Era in beauty?

    The Romantic Era emphasized deep emotion and sublime experiences, showcasing beauty as a profound connection with nature and human experience.

  • How does the 20th century reshape notions of beauty?

    The 20th century brings rapid changes, leading to diverse interpretations and expressions of beauty that continue to evolve into the 21st century.

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    welcome to another deep dive this time
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    you've really thrown us for a loop oh
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    how so well you've asked us to do a deep
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    dive into the concept of beauty ah and
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    to guide us we've got uh selections from
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    Umberto EOS on beauty excellent choice
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    his work really delves into the
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    complexities of Aesthetics throughout
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    history buckle up because we're about to
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    cover centuries of Western thought from
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    ancient Greece to the 20th century
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    that's right we're going to be looking
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    at how Beauty has been defined and
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    redefined through ART philosophy social
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    trends and even technology and it's not
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    as straightforward as you might think
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    right not at all what one culture finds
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    beautiful another might find well
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    downright strange that's for sure so
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    where do we even begin with something as
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    broad as Beauty well how about we start
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    at the beginning sounds good to me
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    ancient Greece land of philosophers epic
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    poetry and of course those iconic
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    sculptures right everyone pictures those
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    perfectly proportioned statues and
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    assumes that's all there is to Greek
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    Beauty but it goes so much deeper than
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    that oh I'm sure but those statues are
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    pretty captivating got to give them that
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    they are and while the Greeks definitely
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    appreciated Symmetry and a well-defined
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    physique six-pack abs basically
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    basically yeah but their concept of
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    beauty went far deeper than just
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    physical appearances it was intertwined
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    with their entire worldview so it wasn't
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    just about looking good no for them
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    Beauty wasn't just a pleasing aesthetic
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    it was a reflection of a deeper Harmony
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    and order in the universe
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    so like inner beauty as well as outer
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    beauty in a way yes but more than that
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    beauty was connected to truth and
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    goodness oh interesting so a beautiful
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    person was also considered to be morally
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    good exactly there was this idea that
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    outward Beauty reflected inner virtue
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    now that you mention it I do remember
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    reading that some Scholars even argue
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    that early Greeks didn't have a separate
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    word for beauty that's right it was so
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    closely linked with concepts of goodness
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    and Truth precisely think about the
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    choros statue for that's good those
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    statues of like young men standing very
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    straight yeah exactly with one foot
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    slightly forward they embody the ideal
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    of physical Perfection right but they
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    also represent something more it's an
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    embodiment of virtue strength and even
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    Divinity oh I see so they're not just
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    pretty faces they're like the whole
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    package exactly and then there's that
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    quote from hessed you remember that one
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    something about only that which is
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    beautiful is loved sung at a wedding
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    Feast yes that pretty clearly shows that
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    beauty and goodness were linked even in
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    those early days makes sense especially
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    at a wedding right you want to celebrate
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    Beauty and love absolutely and you know
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    even in their art the Greeks weren't
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    just focused on static Perfection they
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    were constantly innovating trying to
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    capture the essence of Beauty from
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    different angles give me an example take
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    fores shorten in painting for example
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    okay for those of us who might not be uh
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    art historians sure what exactly is
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    foreshortening imagine you're looking at
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    a painting of someone pointing right at
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    you okay I'm picturing it to make the
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    hand look closer and to create that
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    illusion of depth the artist would make
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    it look bigger Ah that's foreshortening
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    and the Greeks they were masters of it
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    clever so instead of just painting
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    things flat they were trying to make
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    them look more realistic exactly they
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    were bending the rules of perspective to
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    get at a deeper Truth About Beauty it
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    wasn't just about ideal proportions it
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    was about capturing the dynamic energy
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    of life itself so they were kind of
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    ahead of their time in a way in many
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    ways yes pushing the boundaries of what
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    art could do
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    absolutely but you know things take a
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    bit of a turn a sharp turn even when we
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    get to the Middle Ages yeah things get a
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    little uh different in the Middle Ages
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    don't they to say the least I mean you
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    came across it too right in the material
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    for this deep dive you mean how monsters
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    were considered beautiful I did mention
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    it was a sharp turn didn't I yeah that
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    one really threw me for a loop I mean
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    gargoyles and demons and all that it
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    does seem strange at first glance right
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    yeah it's not exactly what comes to mind
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    when I think beautiful but remember the
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    medieval worldview was very different
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    from the Greeks Beauty in the Middle
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    Ages was deeply intertwined with ideas
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    of power and spirituality so A beautiful
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    Church wasn't just about Aesthetics it
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    was about showing devotion right
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    precisely think about those elaborate
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    cathedrals stained glass windows all
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    that gold exactly the use of precious
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    materials like gold and gemstones the
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    intricate details in illuminated
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    manuscripts all painstakingly made by
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    hand they all reflected a belief that
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    beauty was a way to honor God a way to
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    connect with the Divine okay that makes
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    sense but what about those grotesque
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    carvings the monsters and demons ah yes
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    those well even those served a purpose
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    what was beautiful about a creepy
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    monster well think about where you'd
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    usually find those car
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    in churches right places meant to
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    inspire awe and reverence yeah that's
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    true they served as a reminder you see
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    of what the power of evil and the
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    importance of seeking salvation so like
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    a Scared Straight kind of Beauty in a
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    way yes they might not have been
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    beautiful in the conventional sense the
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    way we might think of a sunset or a
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    flower right but they were certainly
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    captivating I'll give them that I can't
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    imagine seeing a giant stone gargoyle
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    and just looking away and you know even
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    St Bernard who is known for his well
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    auster views not a fan of fancy things
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    not really no but even he admitted that
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    people couldn't help but stare at them
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    so they had a certain power even if it
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    wasn't traditional Beauty exactly and
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    the Middle Ages weren't entirely focused
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    on the grotesque
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    thankfully so they did appreciate some
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    things we might find beautiful today oh
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    absolutely remember Thomas aquinus
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    vaguely remind me he was a philosopher
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    and theologian he actually added a new
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    dimension to the concept of Beauty how
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    so he introduced this idea of clarius
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    clarius what's that essentially it means
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    Luminosity that kind of inner Radiance
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    ah okay so Beauty wasn't just about
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    physical form or material wealth like
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    all that gold in the cathedrals it was
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    about a kind of spiritual Radiance that
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    emanated from within something deeper
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    interesting so Beauty was becoming more
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    than just what you could see with your
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    eyes exactly and this idea of claritas
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    paved the way for a whole new style of
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    architecture you're talking about Gothic
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    Cathedrals right precisely think about
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    those soaring arches the stained glass
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    windows bathing everything in colorful
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    light yes they were designed to create
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    an experience of awe and wonder to lift
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    the soul towards the Heavens to evoke
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    that sense of claritus I see so it's
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    like they were trying to build Beauty
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    into the very structure of the building
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    exactly and that's a key difference you
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    see between the Romanesque and Gothic
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    Styles fill me in Romanesque churches
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    with their heavy wall and dimly lit
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    Interiors they emphasize the power and
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    mystery of God a bit like those
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    grotesque carvings even trying to scare
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    people into being good maybe a little
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    but Gothic Cathedrals on the other hand
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    they sought to create a sense of
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    ethereal Beauty a glimpse of the Divine
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    Light Illuminating the world so even
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    within the Middle Ages we see a shift in
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    how beauty is perceived and expressed a
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    definite shift and you know it makes you
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    wonder how did all this influence the
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    Renaissance ah the Renaissance a Time
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    when artists and thinkers were well
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    obsessed with the idea of perfect
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    proportions and mathematical Harmony I
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    guess after all those monsters they
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    wanted to get back to something a little
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    more uh symmetrical perhaps we'll dive
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    into all that after a quick break stay
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    tuned we'll be right back with more of
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    our Deep dive into Beauty don't go
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    anywhere all right we're back and ready
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    to tackle the
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    Renaissance so where were we ha the
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    Renaissance a time when artists and
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    thinkers were obsessed with the idea of
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    perfect proportions and mathematical
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    Harmony it's all about achieving those
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    perfect proportions right exactly you
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    know like Da Vinci's Vitruvian man oh
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    yeah the guy standing in the circle in
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    the Square that's the one it's a perfect
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    example of their thinking trying to find
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    those perfect ratios the ideal human
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    form precisely it's all very
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    mathematical and precise but then you
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    look at the actual art and it's not
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    always so straightforward you're right
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    it's not take belli's Venus for example
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    the one standing on the sh the very same
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    she's considered a classic Beauty but
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    but she doesn't quite fit those
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    mathematical ideals does she she doesn't
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    and then you have cranx Venus another
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    Venus yes but a completely different
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    take on beauty more voluptuous I seem to
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    remember exactly so while the
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    Renaissance had this theoretical
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    framework for beauty artists were still
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    you know exploring different styles and
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    interpretations it's like they had the
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    theory down pat but their taste still
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    differed that's a great way to put it
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    and then just when they thought they had
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    the universe all figured out Along Comes
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    yannas Kepler Kepler the astronomer
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    what's he got to do with beauty he
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    throws a wrench in the works you see oh
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    so well he makes this groundbreaking
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    discovery that planets don't actually
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    move in perfect circles like everyone
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    thought they don't nope turns out they
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    move in ellipses ellipses like ovals
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    exactly and this was a major shakeup for
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    the Renaissance worldview it's like
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    their perfectly ordered Cosmos suddenly
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    got a lot more complex you could say
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    that and it got people thinking maybe
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    Perfection wasn't about rigid adherence
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    to mathematical formulas so maybe a
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    little imperfection is actually a good
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    thing perhaps maybe variety and
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    difference are part of what makes the
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    universe and Beauty so fascinating
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    interesting so the Renaissance gives us
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    this tension between the ideal and the
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    real the mathematical and the organic
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    absolutely and as we move into the 17th
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    century things get even more interesting
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    oh how so this is where the idea of
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    subjective Beauty really takes hold
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    subjective Beauty meaning like what I
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    find beautiful might be different from
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    what you find beautiful exactly beauty
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    is no longer just about objective
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    standards there's no one size fits-all
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    definition anymore right it becomes
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    about individual perception unique
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    experiences so what one person finds
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    beautiful another might not precisely
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    and we see this reflected in the art and
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    literature of the time give me an
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    example think about the Poetry of Gian
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    Batista Marino right refresh my memory
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    who was he again he was an Italian poet
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    he's writing this incredibly sensual
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    detailed poetry describing the beauty of
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    a woman like love poetry yes but it's
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    more than that he's capturing these tiny
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    specific details what kind of details
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    the curve of her neck the scent of her
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    perfume he paints a picture with words
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    making it a unique almost personal
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    experience for the reader so it's not
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    just about her outward Beauty it's about
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    how he perceived her the feelings she
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    evokes in him exactly and this is a huge
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    departure from the more objective
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    Universal ideals of beauty that we saw
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    in earlier periods so Beauty becomes
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    less about a set of rules and more about
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    a personal connection a feeling I think
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    that's a beautiful way to put it but of
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    course with every light there's a shadow
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    what do you mean well the idea of
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    subjective Beauty it has a dark side too
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    oh don't leave me hanging tell me more
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    well think about the marquee dad the
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    Marquee dad that name rings a bell but
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    he was a French nobleman and writer and
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    his work is shall we say controversial
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    I've heard the term sadism comes from
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    his name that's right his writings are
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    well they're disturbing no doubt about
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    it but they do show how Beauty can be
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    twisted and manipulated Twisted in what
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    way he uses Beauty to justify cruelty
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    exploitation it becomes a tool for power
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    and control that's pretty dark it is but
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    it's a reminder that beauty can be both
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    a source of great pleasure and a
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    dangerous weapon Beauty as a weapon
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    that's a pretty powerful concept it is
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    and you know it's important to remember
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    even in those seemingly rigid earlier
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    periods like the Middle Ages there was
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    always an undercurrent of passion and
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    sensuality you mean even with all those
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    gargoyles and stuff even then think
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    about the Carina bana but what now it's
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    this collection of medieval poetry it's
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    filled with love songs drinking songs
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    even some pretty uh racy verses so they
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    weren't all about piety and religious
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    devotion not all the time people were
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    people even back then I guess that makes
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    sense it shows that human desire the
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    pursuit of beauty it's a constant
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    throughout history and it takes many
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    forms so even in times that we might
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    think of as repressed people were still
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    finding ways to express their
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    appreciation for beauty in all its forms
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    absolutely and this brings us to the
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    Romantic Era the era of poets and
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    artists all about feeling and emotion
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    exactly and with Romanticism that focus
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    on feeling on experiencing Beauty on a
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    deeply personal level it reaches New
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    Heights so Beauty wasn't just about
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    pleasing the eye anymore no it had to
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    stir the soul exactly they saw Broody in
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    nature in art and in the depth of human
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    emotion so like a beautiful sunset Could
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    Make You Weep it could and speaking of
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    sunsets in nature the paintings of
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    Casper David Friedrich they're a great
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    example of romantic Beauty I'm not
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    familiar with his work he painted these
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    dramatic Landscapes you know with Misty
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    Mountains and vast Skies they evok this
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    sense of awe even a touch of the sublime
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    now when you say Sublime ah yes good
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    point what exactly do you mean the
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    sublime for the romantics it was this
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    feeling of overwhelming awe and wonder
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    you know that feeling you get when
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    you're standing on a mountain top
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    looking out at a vast landscape you feel
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    tiny insignificant even but also
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    incredibly connected to something much
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    larger than yourself I think I know what
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    you mean it's a feeling of being
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    completely overwhelmed by Beauty and
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    often it's inspired by the vastness and
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    power of nature like standing on the
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    edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean so
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    the sublime is about experiencing Beauty
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    that's both terrifying and exhilarating
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    at the same time exactly it's a bit of a
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    paradox isn't it but that's part of what
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    makes it so powerful intense that's for
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    sure but this focus on heightened
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    emotion it had its downsides right
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    didn't it sometimes lead to what we call
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    Kit you're absolutely right it's like
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    they took the Romantic ideal of
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    emotional intensity and well cranked it
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    up to 11 so things got a little over the
  • 00:14:30
    top a bit think about those paintings of
  • 00:14:32
    weeping angels and grieving widows oh
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    yeah those are pretty sentimental they
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    are it's like they were trying too hard
  • 00:14:37
    to evoke emotion and in the process they
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    lost the subtlety and depth of true
  • 00:14:42
    romantic art so too much of a good thing
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    could be a bad thing sometimes yes but
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    overall the Romantic Era gives us this
  • 00:14:50
    fascinating mix of deep emotion Sublime
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    experiences and sometimes a bit of
  • 00:14:55
    over-the-top sentimentality exactly and
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    all of this leads us to the 20th century
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    a period of Rapid change and upheaval
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    how did all these changes influence our
  • 00:15:07
    ideas of beauty well that's a whole
  • 00:15:09
    other can of worms isn't it we'll have
  • 00:15:11
    to dive into that after a quick break
  • 00:15:12
    stay tuned so we've covered a lot of
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    ground in this deep dive into Beauty
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    from the Greeks to the 20th century and
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    it seems like one thing's for sure
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    Beauty's always changing always evolving
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    yeah as we move into the 21st century
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    who knows what new forms of beauty will
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    emerge that's what I find so exciting
  • 00:15:29
    we've talked about how artists and
  • 00:15:30
    philosophers have defined Beauty
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    throughout history but what about us
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    what about you dear listener what will
  • 00:15:35
    you create or experience that pushes the
  • 00:15:38
    boundaries of Beauty in the 21st century
  • 00:15:40
    will it be a stunning work of art a
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    technological Marvel a profound
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    connection with nature I mean the
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    possibilities are endless and that's the
  • 00:15:48
    beauty of it all isn't it the fact that
  • 00:15:50
    beauty is still being written it's an
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    ongoing conversation we all have a voice
  • 00:15:54
    so as we wrap up this deep dive I want
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    to leave you with this thought don't be
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    afraid to explore the beauty that
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    surround you and within you question the
  • 00:16:04
    Norms challenge the definitions embrace
  • 00:16:07
    the unexpected because beauty is more
  • 00:16:10
    than just a pleasing aesthetic it's a
  • 00:16:12
    way of seeing the world of connecting
  • 00:16:14
    with something larger than ourselves
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    it's about finding meaning and joy in
  • 00:16:18
    the everyday the extraordinary and
  • 00:16:20
    everything in between and remember
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    beauty is in the eye and the Heart of
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    the beholder that's it for a deep dive
  • 00:16:27
    into Beauty thanks for for joining us on
  • 00:16:29
    this incredible journey until next time
  • 00:16:31
    keep seeking keep questioning and keep
  • 00:16:33
    those Beauty receptors firing
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  • beauty
  • philosophy
  • ancient Greece
  • Middle Ages
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  • subjective beauty
  • Romantic Era
  • aesthetics
  • Umberto Eco
  • 20th century