JWST and the sorites paradox
Where does beauty end and ugliness begin?…
beauty
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Debating the business of beauty in 'Dreams of a Final Theory'
In his book Dreams of a Final Theory, Nobel-Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg discusses the various aspects of the journey toward a unifying theory in fundamental physics. One crucial aspect is…
On the fear of the disgusting
Disgusting things are broken, unnatural manifestations of beauty in an otherwise beautiful world. If anything, isn't it the symmetrical and the alluring that we must fear for their full mastery ov…