Today, I am talking about Beauty and Truth, two of the biggies of philosophy. Beauty has it’s own branch of philosophy devoted to it, aesthetics, but it’s not one I spent much time dwelling on until recently. You see, recently, I’ve had an “Ah HA!” moment. This was caused by hearing about something someone said about a discussion thread on my forums. I heard that she said something to the effect of: “the foundation of morality isn’t preservation or propagation of existence, but propagation of Beauty.”

Up to now, I’ve focused on the very fundamental principles I am working with, the most fundamental being the continuation of a species, or a tribe, or humanity in general, but this is not sufficient in itself, obviously. Ants reproduce, bacteria reproduces, but we wouldn’t call that particularly virtuous and certainly not moral, per se. So, it’s time we go beyond mere survival, and I think this sums it up: survival and propagation of our species is actually a means to an end: That end is propagating and preserving Beauty.

So let’s talk about Beauty and what it is. What we are talking about is big-B Beauty, not merely “prettiness.” There is the sense of sublime awe we feel when we perceive it, and we might see it in a sunset, in a field of flowers, in an elegant mathematical proof. Sometimes it’s not pretty at all. It is Truth according to Keats, and I think he was on to something.

“Beauty is truth, truth beauty,” - that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.
- Ode to a Grecian Urn

Our Celtic ancestors saw a relationship between Truth and Beauty as well.

Three things which strengthen a person to stand against the whole world: Seeing the quality and beauty of truth; seeing beneath the cloak of falsehood; and seeing to what ends truth and falsehood come.

In their words, we understand that Truth is beautiful, and seeing that beauty gives us strength. But beauty is found in other ways:

The three most beautiful sights: a potato garden in bloom, a ship in sail, a woman after the birth of her child.

This is one of my favorite triads and I find the imagery very moving. Here, beauty is seen in the bounty of nature, in fertility, birth, new life, in potentials. Although, a “ship in sail” seems a bit out of place, doesn’t it? A ship in sail, though, is the culmination of an exquisite balance: the cut of the bow in the water, the sails full of wind, a hand on the rudder to turn it to that perfect angle where everything comes together. The huge ship is propelled forward by its harmony with nature.

I think the point of these, taken together, is that Truth is Harmony in Nature, which is Beauty. The highest natural state is a harmony, a balance. And when there that harmony, and balance, that is where we find Beauty. I might even go so far as to suggest that is the great Truth the world religions try to point us toward. It is the grandness of nature that makes us feel both insignificant, and wondrous, base, and yet perfect, a small part of something wonderful.

I’ve said before that there are three tests to find the truth of philosophical matters: reason, experience, and intuition. Well, here, we are talking about the “intuition” part of that equation. When we see or perceive something truly Beautiful, that is our intuitive perception of Truth, of the Natural Harmony. We can, then, sense Truth intuitively by its Beauty.

But, I’m a practical person. So, briefly on to practical matters. How do we exhibit Beauty in our lives, how do we propagate it? A wisdom triad tells us that there are three beautiful beings of the world: the upright, the skillful, and the reasonable. We display beauty not by putting on makeup and nice clothes. We display beauty by being virtuous, by working hard and training hard, by being understanding and kind.

One last triad I would like to leave you with:

Three people who will please the Mighty Ones: they who love everything living with their whole heart, they who love every beautiful thing with their whole strength, and they who seek every knowledge with their whole understanding.

So, then, I urge you to Seek knowledge, Love beauty, and Love life.

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I discuss one of my favorite triads:

Three whose full reward can never be given to them: parents, a good teacher, and the Mighty Ones.

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I just uploaded my second installment in my “Constructing ‘Faith’” series. I don’t know how many there will be as, well, I’m kind of making it up as I go along. I’ll keep doing them until I’m done, I guess.

This one is about considering the criteria we use to make “truth” judgments.

I just created my first YouTube video. I got the idea of doing videos from watching some of the really good atheist ones out there, and I also thought that doing videos of me talking about stuff would take a lot less time than writing about them.

It didn’t. It took a whole lot more time.

Still, I am rather pleased with the result. This video is the first of a series in which I hope to expound upon my unique brand of philosophy. This first one is entitled Constructing “Faith” Part one: Conflict. In it, I criticize the pagan community for… not criticizing. I hope you enjoy it.

UPDATE: It got rejected for being a couple of minutes too long. Oops. I’ll be editing it and getting it up as soon as I can.

UPDATE: The newer (2 minutes shorter) version is now up and properly linked!

In my constant quest for new bushcraft information, I recently came across the website of Eric Stoskopf, the Woodsdrummer. His outdoor philosophy and methods resonate with me: he prefers old fashioned, even privative equipment that can take lots of abuse. He is about function over form. For example, he uses a body bag as part of his sleeping system. In fact, a discussion about using body bags that way is how I found out about him. Apparently, body bags are very warm, lightweight, and robust. The downside seems to be that they don’t “breathe,” and so perspiration can be a problem.

But, I think what makes me a fan of his is the subtle sense of spirituality that pervades his posts. When moved by the feeling of being in a natural sacred place, he feels an impulse to make offerings to the local spirits. He is ambivalent about doing this, as he is “wary of putting on facades of nativeness,” but this impulse was shared by our European ancestors as well. I hope to have a conversation with him about this sometime soon.

I was also touched that he came to my home area, New Orleans, to help rescue animals after Katrina. The log of the trip was very moving. Reading it is what impelled me to write a post, and track Woodsdrummer’s “digital footprints.”

Woodsdrummer is a an advocate of Ron Hood’s survival methods, and from reading Woodsdrummer’s outdoor exploits, I plan to get my hands on some of Hood’s video’s ASAP. Hood also provides a very active forum, which is providing me hours of distraction from work.