The Thomistic Institute
The Beautiful And The Sublime: How To Make Art That Leads To God | Doctor Patrick Callahan
Nov 18, 2023
Patrick Callahan, director of the Newman Institute and Assistant Professor of English, discusses making art that leads to God. They explore Thomas Aquinas' principles of beauty and the human person, the causes of a man-made object, the concept of beauty and its relation to God, the sublime in art, and the importance of finding beauty and the sublime in art and life.
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- Beauty relates to the cognitive faculty and consists of due proportion, while spiritual beauty in a person relates to virtues like honesty.
- Creating art that awakens wonder and leads to deeper desires and understanding is crucial in achieving the sublime.
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The Nature of Beauty and the Influence of St. Thomas Aquinas
The podcast episode explores the nature of beauty and the influence of St. Thomas Aquinas on the understanding of aesthetics. It emphasizes that aesthetics is the philosophical study of beauty and presents St. Thomas Aquinas' thoughts on the subject. While Aquinas never wrote a formal treatise on beauty, his principles on the nature of beauty and the human person can be inferred from his other works. Aquinas distinguishes between beauty and goodness, stating that beauty relates to the cognitive faculty and consists of due proportion. He also discusses how spiritual beauty in a person relates to virtues like honesty. The episode highlights the importance of appreciating spiritual and intellectual beauty and the role it plays in art.
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