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title: 'The True Nature of the Beautiful, and Its Relation to Culture'
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authors:
- 'William Greenough Thayer Shedd'
date: 1879-04-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Aesthetics'
- 'Philosophy (General)'
- 'Theology'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 19'
- 'Romans 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/shedd-1879-the-true-nature-of-the-beautiful-and-its-relation-to-culture
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# The True Nature of the Beautiful, and Its Relation to Culture

Shedd contends the beautiful is subordinate to the true and the good; elevating beauty above truth corrupts culture and yields an aestheticized, shallow civilization.

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