The Poetics of Space in Disney’s Encanto
If you should ever have cause to keep the company of small children with any regularity, it is likely that…
Tag: Aesthetics
On Frequency Bias and the Language of Architecture
All about my Baader-Meinhof problem and current read – Alain de Botton’s The Architecture of Happiness.
On Beauty and Being Wrong
I just finished reading Elaine Scarry’s On Beauty and Being Just and wanted to share a few insights. It’s a…
On Animal Beauty Pageants and Evolutionary Aesthetics
For all our inability to definitively describe it or to pin down its nuances, beauty is not hard to see….
Soundscape Ecology: Listening to Nature’s Song
Soundscape ecology teaches us about the earth’s natural habitats and reminds us that there are ways outside of seeing to understand, interact with, and appreciate the world around us.
A Duty of Care: Environmental Aesthetics
An introduction to the field of environmental aesthetics and how cultivating an appreciation of the natural world enables a duty of care towards the environment
On Roger Scruton: Beautiful Buildings, Style Wars, and Architectural Diversity
In the wake of the late philosopher’s death, a look at Roger Scruton’s often unpopular views on architecture and appreciation for traditional building forms
Sensuous Laundry: Art as Skill and the Domestic Aesthetic
For about as long as humans have contemplated the nature of life, love, and existence, we have pondered over the…
Aesthetics: A Brief Introduction Part Two
In my previous post on Introduction to Aesthetics, I lamented the commandeering of the term aesthetics by Instagram influencers and…
Aesthetics: A Brief Introduction
A brief introduction to the study of aesthetics, aesthetic judgement, and the nature of beauty.