Philosophers' Perspectives on Beauty
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Which philosophers believed that beauty is an objective quality?

  • St. Augustine
  • Hellenistic philosophers
  • Aristotle (correct)
  • Plato

    • When did beauty experience a decline as a subject of philosophical inquiry?

  • Hellenistic period
  • Medieval times
  • Beginning of the 20th century (correct)
  • Ancient Greek times

    • Which two views about beauty are the most debated?

  • Beauty is objective and universal
  • Beauty is objective and subjective (correct)
  • Beauty is subjective and relative
  • Beauty is subjective and universal

    • Who among the following philosophers asked whether things were beautiful because it gave delight or because it was beautiful?

    <p>St. Augustine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which three chief forms of beauty did Aristotle assert?

    <p>Order, symmetry, and definiteness</p> Signup and view all the answers

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