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The Relationship Between Beauty and Goodness

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Which philosopher famously argued that beauty is a kind of pleasure?

  1. Plato

  2. Aristotle

  3. Kant

  4. Hume


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Aristotle argued that beauty is a kind of pleasure that is caused by the perception of order, symmetry, and proportion.

According to Plato, what is the highest form of beauty?

  1. Physical beauty

  2. Moral beauty

  3. Intellectual beauty

  4. Spiritual beauty


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Plato believed that intellectual beauty is the highest form of beauty because it is the beauty of the mind and soul.

Which philosopher argued that beauty is a subjective quality that depends on the observer?

  1. David Hume

  2. Immanuel Kant

  3. Friedrich Nietzsche

  4. Bertrand Russell


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hume argued that beauty is a subjective quality that depends on the observer because there is no objective standard of beauty that everyone can agree on.

According to Kant, what is the relationship between beauty and morality?

  1. Beauty is a kind of moral goodness.

  2. Beauty is independent of moral goodness.

  3. Beauty can sometimes conflict with moral goodness.

  4. Beauty is always a sign of moral goodness.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kant argued that beauty is independent of moral goodness because there are many things that are beautiful but not morally good, and vice versa.

Which philosopher argued that beauty is a kind of power that can be used to manipulate and control others?

  1. Friedrich Nietzsche

  2. Michel Foucault

  3. Jean Baudrillard

  4. Slavoj Žižek


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nietzsche argued that beauty is a kind of power that can be used to manipulate and control others because it can arouse desire and admiration.

According to Plato, what is the relationship between beauty and truth?

  1. Beauty is a kind of truth.

  2. Beauty is independent of truth.

  3. Beauty can sometimes conflict with truth.

  4. Beauty is always a sign of truth.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Plato argued that beauty is a kind of truth because it is a reflection of the eternal and unchanging Forms.

Which philosopher argued that beauty is a kind of unity in diversity?

  1. Aristotle

  2. Plotinus

  3. Augustine of Hippo

  4. Thomas Aquinas


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Plotinus argued that beauty is a kind of unity in diversity because it is a harmonious arrangement of different elements.

According to Kant, what is the relationship between beauty and purpose?

  1. Beauty is a kind of purposefulness.

  2. Beauty is independent of purposefulness.

  3. Beauty can sometimes conflict with purposefulness.

  4. Beauty is always a sign of purposefulness.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kant argued that beauty is independent of purposefulness because there are many things that are beautiful but have no purpose, and vice versa.

Which philosopher argued that beauty is a kind of transcendence?

  1. Plato

  2. Plotinus

  3. Augustine of Hippo

  4. Thomas Aquinas


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Plotinus argued that beauty is a kind of transcendence because it allows us to glimpse the divine.

According to Aristotle, what is the relationship between beauty and proportion?

  1. Beauty is a kind of proportion.

  2. Beauty is independent of proportion.

  3. Beauty can sometimes conflict with proportion.

  4. Beauty is always a sign of proportion.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aristotle argued that beauty is a kind of proportion because it is a harmonious arrangement of different elements.

Which philosopher argued that beauty is a kind of harmony?

  1. Pythagoras

  2. Plato

  3. Aristotle

  4. Plotinus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pythagoras argued that beauty is a kind of harmony because it is a harmonious arrangement of different elements.

According to Plato, what is the relationship between beauty and goodness?

  1. Beauty is a kind of goodness.

  2. Beauty is independent of goodness.

  3. Beauty can sometimes conflict with goodness.

  4. Beauty is always a sign of goodness.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Plato argued that beauty is a kind of goodness because it is a reflection of the eternal and unchanging Forms.

Which philosopher argued that beauty is a kind of order?

  1. Plato

  2. Aristotle

  3. Plotinus

  4. Augustine of Hippo


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Aristotle argued that beauty is a kind of order because it is a harmonious arrangement of different elements.

According to Kant, what is the relationship between beauty and freedom?

  1. Beauty is a kind of freedom.

  2. Beauty is independent of freedom.

  3. Beauty can sometimes conflict with freedom.

  4. Beauty is always a sign of freedom.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kant argued that beauty is a kind of freedom because it allows us to experience the world in a disinterested way.

Which philosopher argued that beauty is a kind of perfection?

  1. Plato

  2. Aristotle

  3. Plotinus

  4. Augustine of Hippo


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Plotinus argued that beauty is a kind of perfection because it is a reflection of the divine.

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