The science of beautyTrubner, 1881 |
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... act upon it as a theory ; it has refused to attribute more beauty to a mutton - chop than to a hyacinth , or in general to the foods and necessaries of life - bread , butter , meat , roots , tea , blankets , boots , soap , coal - than ...
... act upon it as a theory ; it has refused to attribute more beauty to a mutton - chop than to a hyacinth , or in general to the foods and necessaries of life - bread , butter , meat , roots , tea , blankets , boots , soap , coal - than ...
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... act altogether . Place a cylinder before you , and its vibrations will differ from those of a sphere in that , while the latter are graduated in all directions , the former are only gra- duated in two ; and though in a cylinder , THE ...
... act altogether . Place a cylinder before you , and its vibrations will differ from those of a sphere in that , while the latter are graduated in all directions , the former are only gra- duated in two ; and though in a cylinder , THE ...
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... act , may be illustrated by pins or needles . If I take one pin and tap it on the point with my finger , I shall receive a painful sensation ; if I take two pins , the sensation will still be unpleasant but less painful ; but if I take ...
... act , may be illustrated by pins or needles . If I take one pin and tap it on the point with my finger , I shall receive a painful sensation ; if I take two pins , the sensation will still be unpleasant but less painful ; but if I take ...
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... reflex action whenever the object acts upon our appropriate senses and the mind is at leisure to allow such reflex action to take effect . A ( 41 ) CHAPTER III -THE OBJECTIVE ELEMENT OF BEAUTY CONSISTS THE QUALITY OF SUGGESTIVENESS.
... reflex action whenever the object acts upon our appropriate senses and the mind is at leisure to allow such reflex action to take effect . A ( 41 ) CHAPTER III -THE OBJECTIVE ELEMENT OF BEAUTY CONSISTS THE QUALITY OF SUGGESTIVENESS.
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... act upon this law of cause and effect every time we admire a particular countenance and feel attracted to- wards the possessor of it . No face is ever admired but some predilection is felt for its owner . Did we believe that no ...
... act upon this law of cause and effect every time we admire a particular countenance and feel attracted to- wards the possessor of it . No face is ever admired but some predilection is felt for its owner . Did we believe that no ...
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