I have recently been asking the question "What is beauty?" I posed the question to a friend of mine. We had a very stimulating conversation over the subject then let me borrow a book called Philosophies of Art and Beauty: Selected Readings in Aesthetics from Plato to Heidegger. I opened the book and noticed a section with readings from Augustine. I jumped to his section.
I am not done with his section of the book. What I find interesting is Augustine makes a distinction between the delight of the senses and something using your senses as a conduit to delight the mind. He would call the latter "reasonable."
My initial reaction is that I agree that the senses are indeed a conduit. However, I think he falls short by limiting the delight of the inner parts of us to the mind. I think it is much more than that. Please stay tuned as I continue to read and blog.
Much Love ~ A to the K
