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🌐 Is Beauty Objective? Or in the Eye of the Beholder?


June 25, 2026

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Is beauty objective or subjective?

There are extremely different opinions about the ontology of beauty. For many today, beauty is subjective, merely in the eye of the beholder. For others, beauty is an objective reality. I’ve thought a lot about this over the last several years, and my perspective has evolved during that time. I have interacted with philosophers’ thoughts on this subject. I am currently, however, really interested in what the rest of you have to say: The artist, the banker, the farmer, the housewife, the convict, the preacher… But maybe, more importantly, I am interested in your personal theory of beauty and why you feel beauty is objective or subjective. So please, answer the poll question and leave your thoughts below....



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