Difference between revisions of "Aesthetics"

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Image of a face generated by averaging 16 original faces, which leads to the hypothesis that the process of averaging a variety of different faces produce beauty. Armand Marie Leroi, a developmental biologist at Imperial College, London, even hypothesized that race-mixing can increase the likelihood of physical attractiveness.

Aesthetics is the philosophical study of the nature and experience of art and beauty.

Aesthetics and the Golden Ratio

Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of the human body emphasized its proportion. The ratio of the distances from foot to navel, and navel to head, is the Golden Ratio.

Greek scholars believed that the Golden Ratio (also called divine proportion) is the key to beauty. Artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Salvador Dali often incorporate the Golden Ratio in their drawings.

Definition of "art"

Art has been defined in the field of aesthetics in various ways. Some adhere to a rigid definition of "art", such as paintings, sculpture and other traditional genres, while others believe that art should not be strictly defined, and thus believe that anything progressive may be labeled as such.

Architecture

Aesthetics is an important part of architecture. A poll co-sponsored by the American Institute of Architects revealed the following public ranking of "America's Favorite Architecture", with the name of the architect in parentheses:^[1]

Empire State Building (Shreve, Lamb & Harmon)
The White House (James Hoban)
Washington National Cathedral (George Bodley and Henry Vaughan)
Jefferson Memorial (John Russell Pope)
Golden Gate Bridge (Irving F. Morrow and Gertrude C. Morrow)
U.S. Capitol (William Thornton, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Charles Bulfinch, Thomas U. Walter, Montgomery C. Meigs)
Lincoln Memorial (Henry Bacon)
Biltmore Estate/Vanderbilt Mansion (Richard Morris Hunt)
Chrysler Building (William Van Alen)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Maya Lin with Cooper-Lecky Partnership)
St. Patrick's Cathedral^[2] (James Renwick)

Ravenne, Sant Apollinare in Classe, La nef centrale, VIe siecle.

St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Beauty and the religious and the irreligious

English anthropologist Edward Dutton on beauty among the religious/irreligious

The English anthropologist Edward Dutton indicates that using conservatism as a proxy for religiosity, there is evidence that atheists are less attractive and he pointed out that conservative politicians are more likely to have symmetrical faces according to a study.^[3]

Religious Philippines had the most wins in the big four international beauty pageants in 2017. Irreligion is rare among Filipinos

In 2017, the Philippines (a very religious country) had the most wins in the Big Four International Beauty Pageants.^[4] The Big Four consists of the four major international beauty pageants for women – Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth. The group was first described by the China Daily newspaper in 2004 as "the world's four major beauty contests".^[5]

Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia founded by an atheist and agnostic, has an article entitled Philippines at major beauty pageants.^[6]

Wikipedia's article Irreligion in the Philippines indicated in 2018: "Irreligion in the Philippines is particularly rare among Filipinos..."<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?

External links

National Arts Education
The Arts U. S. Life, Culture and History.
Academic Art Artcyclopedia.
"Talk to your daughter before the beauty industry does" - video exposing the pressure on girls and women to conform to an (impossible?) ideal of beauty

References

↑ http://www.aia.org/release_020707_150Buildings
↑ http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/medny/stpat1.html
↑ Atheism as Evidence of High Mutational Load under Conditions of Weakened Selection by Edward Dutton
↑ Philippines is Now the No. 1 Beauty Pageant Country in the World, Venezuela Drops to 2nd Place
↑ Chunyan, Zhang (13 November 2007). "2007地球小姐新鲜出炉加拿大佳丽夺冠 - China Daily".
↑ Philippines at major beauty pageants

[1] ttp://www.aia.org/release_020707_150Buildings

[2] ttp://www.fordham.edu/halsall/medny/stpat1.html

[3] Atheism as Evidence of High Mutational Load under Conditions of Weakened Selection by Edward Dutton

[4] Philippines is Now the No. 1 Beauty Pageant Country in the World, Venezuela Drops to 2nd Place

[5] Chunyan, Zhang (13 November 2007). "2007地球小姐新鲜出炉加拿大佳丽夺冠 - China Daily".

[6] Philippines at major beauty pageants

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 ''See also:'' [[Atheists and physical attractiveness]]
+===  English anthropologist Edward Dutton on beauty among the religious/irreligious ===
 The English anthropologist Edward Dutton indicates that using [[conservatism]] as a proxy for religiosity, there is evidence that atheists are less attractive and he pointed out that [[conservative]] politicians are more likely to have symmetrical faces according to a study.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKl9H037C1k Atheism as Evidence of High Mutational Load under Conditions of Weakened Selection] by Edward Dutton</ref>
+=== Religious Philippines had the most wins in the big four international beauty pageants in 2017. Irreligion is rare among Filipinos ===
+In 2017, the [[Philippines]] (a very religious country) had the most wins in the Big Four International Beauty Pageants.<ref>[http://www.starmometer.com/2017/08/01/philippines-is-now-the-no-1-beauty-pageant-country-in-the-world-venezuela-drops-to-2nd-place/ Philippines is Now the No. 1 Beauty Pageant Country in the World, Venezuela Drops to 2nd Place]</ref> The Big Four consists of the four major international beauty pageants for women – Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth. The group was first described by the ''China Daily'' newspaper in 2004 as "the world's four major beauty contests".<ref>Chunyan, Zhang (13 November 2007). "[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&u=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqgj/2007-11/13/content_6248821.htm&prev=search 2007地球小姐新鲜出炉加拿大佳丽夺冠 - China Daily]".</ref>
+[[Wikipedia]], an online encyclopedia founded by an atheist and [[agnosticism|agnostic]], has an article entitled ''Philippines at major beauty pageants''.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines_at_major_beauty_pageants Philippines at major beauty pageants]</ref>
+Wikipedia's article ''Irreligion in the Philippines'' indicated in 2018: "Irreligion in the Philippines is particularly rare among Filipinos..."<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?
 == See also ==