I think the idea of the social construction of beauty – this idea that beauty is simply whatever culture or society says it is – is on the run. Of course, beauty does arise in a cultural context. No one ever denies that. But there’s also a natural response people have to it. — Denis Dutton

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Mini who’s who:

Denis Dutton : New Zealander Philosopher
Born:  February 9, 1944
Died:  December 28, 2010