On Beauty and Being Just Why nonbelief requires ignoring what

Why nonbelief requires ignoring what our reasoning faculties tell us about the world

and changing friendships

Science has never been more involving or entertaining

Wolfe is unblinking

their wife and mother

On Beauty and Being Just Why nonbelief requires ignoring whatHave we become beauty blind? For two decades or more in the humanities, various political arguments have been put forward against beauty: that it distracts us from more important issues; that it is the handmaiden of privilege; and that it masks political interests. In On Beauty and Being Just Elaine Scarry not only defends beauty from the political arguments against it but also argues that beauty does indeed press us toward a greater concern for