Benutzer:S.ludwig/Schönheit

Stichwortsammlung Schönheit

ein Begriff der Ästhetik
ist von subjektiven Vorstellungen und gesellschaftlichen Konventionen geprägt
eine positive Bewertung
die Vorstellung von Schönheit unterliegt einer immer wieder wechselnden Mode = wechselnde Schönheitsideale
Biologismus: als schön und erstrebenswert gilt, was einen biologischen Vorteil, z.B. bei der natürlichen Auslese, verspricht
als schon empfunden wird z.B.
- Symmetrie
bei Frauen ein Taille-zu-Hüfteverhältnis (Waist-to-Hip-Ratio) von ungefähr 75%
Schönheit nehmen wir wahr über unsere Sinne ( = eine angenehme Sinneswahrnehmun)
- Augen, z.B. ein schönes Bild, ein schöner Körper, eine schöne Landschaft
- Ohren, z. B. schöne Musik, ein harmonischer Klang

is a characteristic that provides an experience of pleasure or satisfaction of
- persons (= Physical attractiveness) whose facial features are symmetric and proportioned according to the golden ratio are considered more attractive
- places
- objects proportioned according to the golden ratio seem beautiful
- ideas
is studied as part of aesthetics, sociology, social psychology and culture.

symmetry is also important because it suggests the absence of genetic or acquired defects

beautiful people have significant advantages in human society (look at the amount of attention and money that flows to the most beautiful actresses and models)
Physical attractiveness can have a significant effect on how people are judged, in terms of employment or social opportunities, friendship, sexual behavior, marriage
in many cases humans attribuate positive characteristics to attractive people
there are many things influencing our vision on beauty
Judgment of attractiveness of physical traits is
- partly universal to all human cultures
- partly dependent on culture or society or time period
- partly a matter of individual subjective preference
striving for beauty is
- neither a cultural construction
- nor a backlash against feminism
- basicly our biology
- an essential and ineradicable part of human nature
nearly everywhere you can see
- stylized, photoshopped illusions of perfect beauty
- unrealistic standards of youth and beauty
there are rather objective parameters about physical beauty.. limited in time and place of course
a feature of beautiful women is a waist-to-hip ratio of approximately 0.70
beauty or physical attractiveness is important men and women

Human beauty is often based on some combination of
- inner beauty - which includes psychological factors such as personality, intelligence, grace, charm, elegance
  - is difficult to quantify
- outer beauty - which includes physical factors, such as health, youthfulness, symmetry, averageness, complexion
  - a common way to measure outer beauty, as based on community consensus, or general opinion, is to stage a beauty pageant ( Miss Universe)