Ep. 289: Aesthetic Sense Theory: Shaftesbury, Hutcheson, Hume (Part One) | The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast | A Philosophy Podcast and Blog (opens in new tab)

Subscribe to get Part 2 of this episode. Listen to a preview. Hear this part ad-free. How do we know what opinions about beauty are correct? We read The Moralists: A Philosophical Rhapsody (1709) by Anthony Ashley-Cooper, aka the third Earl of Shaftesbury, Part III section 2 "Beauty," and An Inquiry Concerning Beauty, Order, Harmony, Design (1725) by Francis Hutcheson, and "The Standard of Taste" by David Hume (1760). The post Ep. 289: Aesthetic Sense Theory: Shaftesbury, Hutcheson, Hume (Par...