
PREMIUM-Ep. 287: Roger Scruton on Beauty (Part Two)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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The Beauty of Touch
I'm questioning whether or not fact that other senses are excluded, so that you can't talk about a beautiful cup of coffee. I think with mark's sculpture example, if you can feel your way to imagining the shape of sculptures, then you certainly can use touch to get to beauty. But i think, you know, the question is, why don't we say, oh, that was beautiful, except metaphorically, that was a beautiful bath? It fails a number of different requirements - it's just the experience we're interested in.
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