Beauty, what is it? Is it objective? Is it useful? Does man need it?

In a world surrounded by brand marketing, AI, and modern architecture focused on efficiency, a question arises: do we need beauty, do we need creativity? 

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Famous YouTubers like Casey Neistat and Peter Mckinnon have critizied AI because of its capacity to "reproduce" imaging. Why is their emphasis on the creative subject to vehement and, we think, worth fighting for? 

It is not only YouTubers arguing against AI as a sole recourse of productivity, but several other academics, particularly, aestheticians. Again, this just reaffirms our conviction, modern man is ignorant of beauty and, therefore, does not consider it necessary. 

Well, Logos is here to dive into this trying conversation. We will define beauty (according to the Western Tradition), outline its characteristics, and challenge its listeners to take the Beautiful serious because without it...man dies!

Timecode:

0:00 - Intro
3:23 - Why this topic?
5:09 - What is Beauty?
10:20 - Characteristics of Beauty
11:10 - Integrity
13:40 - Proportion
17:00 - Clarity (Radiance)
21:00 - The Beautiful Hurts?
26:00 - Unique Power of Beauty
28:00 - Is Beauty The Way?
30:00 - Is Beauty Necessary?
36:00 - Enlightenment Vs. Creativity 
42:00 - Architecture and Beauty
46:17 - Beauty Demands Commitment 
49:58 - Beauty and AI
54:02 - Reproduction Vs. Original
57:30 - Why You Need Beauty
1:03:14 - Beauty Wounds
1:05:00 - You Are Made For More
1:06:18 - What Is The Most Beautiful Thing?
1:09:49 - You Are Dismissed

Links to Articles Mentioned:

- https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2022/11/beauty-necessity-not-luxury-charles-klamut.html#:~:text=Beauty%20is%20a%20necessity%2C%20not,it%20is%20what%20comes%20first.
- https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/letters/1999/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_23041999_artists.html
- https://www.hisour.com/the-sacristy-mexico-city-metropolitan-cathedral-53062/

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