(Question 2): Beauty
Beauty is the combination of qualities such as body shape and skin colour that delights the artistic senses particularly the sight.it can also be defined by what one sees in the media or by popular principles and inclinations. In this regard, various cultures have different demarcations and perceptions of beauty (Matthews 13). From the Kenyan tribes many believe that, long giraffe’s necks is the ultimate sign of beauty.
The great significance that beauty has in society today is both reflected and perpetrated by the media. This shows how beauty is applicable in advertisements of products such as body lotions and clothing. These adverts bears only beautiful appearances in order to persuade clients to make a purchase. It is also important to life because it exists as the closest physical connection to God. Likewise, it aligns one with true nature and that of the creator.it also sooths the soul and makes someone happy. True beauty brings so many rewards (Hamermesh 45). In this perspective, gorgeous people are both adjudged and treated more positively reflecting the biased conventional impression that ‘beautiful is good’.
According to Scruton’s philosophy, beauty can be cheering, alarming, sacred and disrespectful. He further clarifies that it can be exciting, attractive, stimulating and chilling. It is never viewed with insignificance but stresses to be noticed. It speaks to us
Like a voice. Scruton further links beauty with equally obsolete concepts like truth and goodness (122). He suggests that, it has an ethical aspect and rejects cultural contingency.
In personal perspective, beauty is not only the individual posture but also the behavior and character of an individual. This refers to, honesty, integrity, obedience and respect. In this regard, everybody is beautiful in her own way. This is because, everybody was created in Gods image. Someone beauty can be destroyed by her morals and reputation. It means that for beauty to have a meaning, then character should be directly proportional.
(Question 4): immorality
Immorality is the evil, wicked or bad conduct. It is also referred to as impishness and is a state avoided by good people. Immoral behaviors includes killing, burglary and even dishonesty. These behaviors does not make life worth living because they inspire fear towards a depraved individual. In this respect, dissolute behaviors stimulates immoral beliefs. This is bad in a community as it provides opportunities for those who think in wickedness to find theories and align with theirs and potentially act on them (Milo 107). In this regard, dissolute conducts sets an example for others to follow and that’s why it can be so dangerous.
According to Tolstoy philosophy, moralism is a call for refinement of moral universals as the base of culture in which there is no paradox between the values of individual life and those ones of social life. On the other hand, Camus believe that, there is no virtue without sin. He further asserted that, if there was no virtue then there would be no law and everything could be permitted.Similary, according to Williams’s philosophy, for a society to prosper, ethics should be well observed and discourage immorality which disregards progress .However, fisher stated that mischief is the uncertain continuation of a person’s existence even after death. This meant that immoral behaviors continues recurring and thus detrimental to the progress of the society. He asserts that, immorality has been a major unease of mankind. Nevertheless, Schopenhauer argues that, sympathy is the source of morality. He contends that, to combat decadence, a society should emphasize on rehabilitation of immoral characters within any given community.
Works cited
Hamermesh, Daniel S. Beauty pays: Why attractive people are more successful. Princeton University Press, 2011.
Matthews, Patricia M. The significance of beauty: Kant on feeling and the system of the mind. Vol. 44. Springer Science & Business Media, 2013.
Milo, Ronald Dmitri. Immorality. Princeton University Press, 2014..
Scruton, Roger. Beauty: A very short introduction. Vol. 262. Oxford University Press, 2011.