{"id":223538,"date":"2020-04-14T14:12:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T21:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=223538"},"modified":"2020-04-14T15:07:46","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T22:07:46","slug":"the-philosophy-of-aesthetics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/14\/the-philosophy-of-aesthetics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Philosophy of Aesthetics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AESTHETICS: the philosophy of beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What is beauty?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Aesthetics are highly subjective– to you. For example the ancient saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Red-haired people have red-haired gods. Dark-skinned people also have dark-skinned gods.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The basic gist is this–<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We see beauty using ourselves as a starting point.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

For example, the most beautiful ape would still be ugly to a human being. And perhaps this is also why I (as an East-Asian man) am attracted most to Asian-women. Perhaps I prefer women who look more aesthetically and morphologically similar to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you desire to become?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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To me it seems this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we are inspired by a certain aesthetic or art-work, we want to BECOME it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

For example, why this obsession with body-builders? Because we want to look (almost) like them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do we like rap music? Because we see their lives as far more interesting than our boring (suburban) lives!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why beauty?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Beauty acts as a stimulant. When you see something beautiful, it is like having a triple shot of espresso. You get hyped up! Amped up! You feel more desire to live!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Create beauty, and BECOME beauty!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Two-fold thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create beautiful art-works, and BECOME beauty!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Sculpt your body into a work of art<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n