Beauty is Truth
Beauty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all
ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.
These immortal John Keats lines may sound like a pipe dream to some, if not outright inaccurate gibberish. For me, it's a statement about the criteria you use for judging something "true" or not.
For most, the main criterion for whether or not something is true is whether or not it occurs in material reality. If it occurs in material reality, it's true; if not, not.
I believe that Keats is suggesting a shift in assessing truth, from "Did it happen in material reality?" to "Is it beautiful?" Only if it's beautiful is it true; and if not, not.
ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.
These immortal John Keats lines may sound like a pipe dream to some, if not outright inaccurate gibberish. For me, it's a statement about the criteria you use for judging something "true" or not.
For most, the main criterion for whether or not something is true is whether or not it occurs in material reality. If it occurs in material reality, it's true; if not, not.
I believe that Keats is suggesting a shift in assessing truth, from "Did it happen in material reality?" to "Is it beautiful?" Only if it's beautiful is it true; and if not, not.
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