People say that beauty is indefinable since diverse philosophers and scholars of the art have not been able to conclude in the same definition. Among these are Plato, Socrates, and Nietzsche. Each one has given their point of perspective to society.
For example, in one of Plato's greatest works, the Hippias Major (390 BC) an attempt was made to give a definition of beauty.
However, from his point of view, the philosopher not only indicates that beauty is perceived through the sensory senses.
The philosophical community of aesthetics supports that the quality of something "beautiful" is strictly tied to matter. For Plato, beauty went beyond and encompasses social or political characters.
Plato tries to explain a definition of beauty in his work "Banquet." One of his most famous phrases indicates that “there is something worth living for, it is to contemplate the beauty".
For the Wikipedia web, beauty is a “abstract notion linked to numerous aspects of human existence".
However, there are still great disagreements. An example of this are various theories that indicate that it is not only linked to the human being.
For the German philosopher Nietzsche, beauty has a totally different perception. For him, it is tied to an aesthetic form, and certainly must offer sensory pleasures.
It also indicates that there must be "harmony" for there to be beauty. The contradiction between both currents is notorious.
In turn, for Martin Heidegger beauty is coupled with aesthetic factors. The interpretation of what he calls "imitator of nature" is a key factor to "dignify the object". It is what he regards as "The aesthetic look".
In an analysis of the famous work of the painter Vincent Van Gogh, "The Shoes" indicated the following:
“…. In the dark mouth of the worn interior the fatigue of the laborious steps yawns. In the rough heaviness of the shoe is represented the tenacity of the slow march through the long and monotonous furrows of the tilled earth. " (Heidegger's Shadow, 1975).
From the aesthetic gaze, the interpretation that is given to the characteristics, essence and non-quantifiable factors of an object is decisive to observe its "beauty".
In other investigations, it is about imposing the senses as mere responsible for perceiving beauty. Among all that the human being has, the most important is the view.
Regarding the above, Dr. María del Mar Dierssen indicates that "sight is the cornerstone for interrelation with the environment."
However, he also commented to the press that this is not the only factor involved. He has also added "Prior knowledge and emotions ".
Other authors have given their own definition, without any obtaining a concept that agrees with the rest.
The conclusion is that the concept of beauty is too complex to standardize.
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