What is Beauty?
If nature were not Beautiful, it would not be worth knowing, and if nature were not worth knowing, life would not be worth living. —Jules Henri Poincaré
The concept of beauty and what makes something beautiful has been discussed since the dawn of philosophy, and will likely be the topic of many discussions for thousands of years to come.
What is beauty?
What is it that makes something beautiful?
There have been various approaches to answering this question, some are scientific in nature, some are rooted in philosophy and some in religion.
Beauty is something that we all understand and experience, but it is something that none of us can really explain.
Perhaps the great German Renaissance artist, Albrecht Dürer, stated it best when he said:
“What beauty is, I know not, though it dependeth upon many things…”
While we may not all be able to agree on what is beautiful and what is not, we all can agree that there are certain things which seem to have qualities which can touch us deeply.
Understanding these qualities – whether they come from within us, or from within the objects we create–can be powerful tools to enrich our lives and the lives of others.