Text A The Idea of Beauty(第2页)
[13]Fromwhathasbeensaid,itmaybeiheworksofNature,ifecieswithanother,areallequallybeautiful,andthatpreferenceisgivenfromeassoofideas;andthat,ihesamespecies,beautyisthemediumortreofallitsvariousforms。
[14]Toclude,then,bywayofcorollary7:ifithasbeehePaiendingtotheinvariableandgeure,producebeauty;hemust,byregardiicularities,aaldisatioefromtheuniversalrule,andpollutehisvaswithdeformity。
Notes
1。blemish:amarkorflaoilstheappearahing(espeaperson’sbody)
2。exce:aproje,espeoutgranorpartofthebody(长在动植物体器官或部位上的)赘生物
3。aachto
4。theroducealogithatfactorreasonorasaresult
5。undulatioiolerisingandfallinginthemannerofwaves波动;起伏
6。propriety:thequalityofbeingsoorallyacceptable
7。ciferefollowsdiretheproofofanotherproposition推论;必然的结果
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&hinks“Todistihen,implieshavingseenmanyindividualsofthatspecies”。Towhatextentdoyouagreewiththeauthor?Doyouthinkthatthemoreyousee,thebetteryoubeeatdeterminingwhatisbeautiful?
2。Doyoubelievethat“perfectbeautyisoftenerproduaturethay”(Paragraph6)?Inwhatwayshasmankiuretomakeitmorebeautiful?
&horbelievesthatthepowertodistiyisacquiredwithoutseeki。Doesitmeaydevelopsnaturallywithoutmakingsciousefforts?
4。Ifhabitandarethemostgeneralreasonwhywepreferoher,howdoesy,aqualitybeyondhabitand,causebeauty?
5。Agtotheauthor,habitandarethemostgeneralreasonwhywepreferoher。wesayihatmeyisculturedepe?
&horproposesthatbeautydoesn’tonlyform,butmoreinitsrarity,usefulness,color,oray。youthinkofaifulbutnotuseful,orbeautifulbutnotvaluable?
&yisaveryfrequentlyusedwordinourdailylife。Whatdoyouthihediffereionsofthewordineverydayusageandinthefieldofaesthetics?
8。Thinkaboutyourpreferenceofadogorofacat。Whatareyourcriteriaforyourpreference?
After-readingAssig
OralWork
1。Inthepassage,Reyshisviewsoy。Workwithyourclassmatesandsortout5statementsaboutbeauty。Thendrawingonyourownexperiendobservatiooshowthatyouagreereewithahoseclaims。
2。Illustratioivewaytodjustifyap。Sortoutalltheexamplesusedinthepassage。Thendecidewhitthatagiveoillustrate。Afteradiswithyourpartheeffeessofthoseexamples,erepreseopresentyourents。
&ureofbeautyisatroversialissueiernphilosophy。Oroversiesisthedebateoverwhetherbeautyisobjectiveorsubjective。MakeananalysisofWesternphilosophersgthisaspectofbeautyandgivea5-miioninclass,summarizis。
4。Amongesephilosophersandthinkers,eatleasttwowhohavediscussedthetopicofbeauty?Whataretheirviewsoy?Summarizetheirpointsaoyourclass。
5。Nowadays,eticsurgeryhasbeoreon,especiallyamongyoungpeople。Somepeoplethihelpeheirappearaheirdgivethemmorepetitiveedgeinthejobmarket。Doyouthinkitisawisechoicetoartificiallygeaperson’slooks?Deyourpositioherfaiicsurgery,andtheeonthisissue。Ypointsshouldbelogical,persuasiveandg。
WrittenWork
&hinks“Itisabsurdtosaythatbeautyispossessedofattractivepowers。”Doyouagreereewiththeauthor?Doyouthiymearasthatareirresistible?Doreseardfioexemplifyandsupporteitherpointofview。Makeawrittenoutlineofyourevidence。
2。Speakiy,peopleingeedtosomethingnovelaive。Whatatsforthat?Writeanessayofabout400words,detailihatyoubelievegenough。
&oNo。5inOralWork。Whatisyourviewoicsurgery?posea4umentativeessay。