Beauty as a formative principle of moral living
This article outlines the following concepts: beauty in a philosophical sense: why we respect persons, creation, the environment, even animals that externally present as ugly, noting their magnificent structure, their survival apparatus; why we are asked to look for integrity beyond the external and...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2019]
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The Australasian Catholic record
Year: 2019, Volume: 96, Issue: 1, Pages: 56-65 |
RelBib Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture NCA Ethics VA Philosophy |
Further subjects: | B
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B Aesthetics B Ecology B Human beings; Psychology |
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Summary: | This article outlines the following concepts: beauty in a philosophical sense: why we respect persons, creation, the environment, even animals that externally present as ugly, noting their magnificent structure, their survival apparatus; why we are asked to look for integrity beyond the external and seek and value internal beauty in others and in the creation, leading to the theological question: what role does beauty play that so delights us in beautiful persons, beautiful creatures, and objects in forming our moral life? |
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ISSN: | 0727-3215 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: The Australasian Catholic record
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