Philosophy
Beauty is one of those tricky concepts to define because although most of us have an intuitive sense of instances of beauty, and can usually recognize it when we see it, we can't come up with an overarching theory about why all the things we consider to be beautiful are considered beautiful while other things are not.
Still, one thing about which many people agree is that science and philosophy strip the world of beauty by reducing it to a bunch of cold, abstract theories and equations. But as the late Richard Feynman makes clear in the following stunning video (which is itself an excerpt from the documentary The Pleasure of Finding Things Out), that prejudice is based on a embarrassing mischaracterization of the nature and the motivation behind serious investigation.
I know exactly what you're thinking... tell me I'm wrong :)
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- Physicist, Bongo Player, Artist...[ofey] Richard Feynman
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- Feynman's Physics Lectures...online
"Bill Gates puts Feynman physics lectures online" by Mike Magee July 15th, 2009 TG Daily A collection of lectures delivered by physicist Richard Feynman and privately bought by Microsoft founder Bill Gates have been posted online. Feynman shared...
- "little Things That Jiggle: Richard Feynman And Atomic Physics"
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- Book Review--"feynman's Rainbow: A Search For Beauty In Physics And In Life"
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Philosophy
The Richard Feynman Series - Beauty
Beauty is one of those tricky concepts to define because although most of us have an intuitive sense of instances of beauty, and can usually recognize it when we see it, we can't come up with an overarching theory about why all the things we consider to be beautiful are considered beautiful while other things are not.Still, one thing about which many people agree is that science and philosophy strip the world of beauty by reducing it to a bunch of cold, abstract theories and equations. But as the late Richard Feynman makes clear in the following stunning video (which is itself an excerpt from the documentary The Pleasure of Finding Things Out), that prejudice is based on a embarrassing mischaracterization of the nature and the motivation behind serious investigation.
I know exactly what you're thinking... tell me I'm wrong :)
- Is Beauty An Ethical Notion?
Beauty enhances life. A life lived surrounded by beauty is a better life than one not. Does this mean that beauty is a moral concept? Do we have an obligation to make the world more beautiful if we can? Do we have a moral duty to create beauty?...
- Physicist, Bongo Player, Artist...[ofey] Richard Feynman
Cathy McAlpine Myers Cathy McAlpine Myers1968 Dancer at Gianonni's Bar1968 Female Posing1968 Girl with a Doll Nude from Behind Jennifer Ouellette... Think physicist Richard Feynmann’s only artistic hobby was...
- Feynman's Physics Lectures...online
"Bill Gates puts Feynman physics lectures online" by Mike Magee July 15th, 2009 TG Daily A collection of lectures delivered by physicist Richard Feynman and privately bought by Microsoft founder Bill Gates have been posted online. Feynman shared...
- "little Things That Jiggle: Richard Feynman And Atomic Physics"
Little Things That Jiggle: Richard Feynman and Atomic Physics is an interesting six minute or so film of a compilation of bits and pieces of public domain film whose central theme revolves around Richard Feynman' physics. It has been posted at various...
- Book Review--"feynman's Rainbow: A Search For Beauty In Physics And In Life"
Feynman's Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life by Leonard Mlodinow ISBN: 0759547599 "This is another amazing book about the personality and point of views of Richard Feynman. In the early 80’s, Leonard Mlodinow, a recent doctor admitted...