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... beauty is relative to the needs of a particular generation , and that to examine the things we consider beautiful for qualities of absolute beauty is futile . If beauty is one of the values that give life significance it is something ...
... beauty is relative to the needs of a particular generation , and that to examine the things we consider beautiful for qualities of absolute beauty is futile . If beauty is one of the values that give life significance it is something ...
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... beauty . It is not only that we grow to see the beauty of things as we know them better ; it is rather that the delight that succeeding ages take in them somehow adds to their beauty . That , I sup- pose , is why certain works whose ...
... beauty . It is not only that we grow to see the beauty of things as we know them better ; it is rather that the delight that succeeding ages take in them somehow adds to their beauty . That , I sup- pose , is why certain works whose ...
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... beauty , but right action . If beauty is one of the great values of life , then it seems hard to believe that the ęsthetic sense which enables men to appreciate it should be the privilege only of a class . It is not possible to maintain ...
... beauty , but right action . If beauty is one of the great values of life , then it seems hard to believe that the ęsthetic sense which enables men to appreciate it should be the privilege only of a class . It is not possible to maintain ...
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