Beauty is found in nature and art alike from "summary" of The Sense of Beauty by George Santayana
Beauty is a value, a positive value, not inherent in the object, but imposed upon it by the mind. It is the object which in arousing our admiration, also satisfies the conditions of its own existence. The apprehension of beauty is a form of knowledge, as is the apprehension of truth. Both involve an act of recognition, a harmonizing of our own nature with that of the object contemplated. In this sense, beauty is akin to truth, and both are alien to error. Nature is beautiful because it satisfies our desire for knowledge, for unity, and for harmony. It is not merely an aggregate of facts, but a system with a meaning. The beauty of nature lies in its order and symmetry, in its adaptation to its own ends. It is the expression of a purpose, not of a blind force. Nature is beautiful not because it is perfect, but because it is alive, because it is in a state of becoming. Art, like nature, is beautiful because it satisfies our desire for knowledge, for unity, and for...
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