09-14-2017, 09:21 AM
I don't agree with Keat's assessment. I'm more in tune with Rilke - beauty is the beginning of terror. Though if truth is terror, then it all somehow fits. 
Some societies value the beauty of elongated necks, some the size and shape of women's buttocks. Nothing to do with The Golden Mean, which is purely a European abstraction. And remember Europeans were still living in caves when great civilizations flourished in Africa, China, India, even in Australia.
Both beauty and love alter according to each society's needs. I'm still not sure whether truth is an absolute, either. Sorry I can't help with your question!
Some societies value the beauty of elongated necks, some the size and shape of women's buttocks. Nothing to do with The Golden Mean, which is purely a European abstraction. And remember Europeans were still living in caves when great civilizations flourished in Africa, China, India, even in Australia.
Both beauty and love alter according to each society's needs. I'm still not sure whether truth is an absolute, either.
Sorry I can't help with your question!