On Beauty and Being Just by Elaine Scarry

On Beauty and Being Just

Elaine Scarry

134 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction art essays philosophy informative reflective slow-paced

Description

Have we become beauty-blind? For two decades or more in the humanities, various political arguments have been put forward against beauty: that it distracts us from more important issues; that it is the handmaiden of privilege; and that it masks po...

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reflective 92%
challenging 57%
informative 57%
hopeful 28%
inspiring 21%
tense 14%
emotional 7%

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fast 9%

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