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Dr. Jason Baxter on Why Beauty Matters: The Postmodern Pressure on Our Interior Life
One philosopher of our time claims that "today, the experience of beauty is impossible."
Dr. Jason Baxter, director of the Center for Beauty and Culture at Benedictine College, begs to differ. Dr. Baxter joins us on HeightsCast to unpack his latest book, Why Literature Still Matters, which looks at why such a claim might feel true in our digital age. Then, he talks us through why and how we should reclaim our experiences of beauty for the health of our soul.
Chapters:
00:03:34 The experience of beauty
00:08:44 Byung-Chul Han: the possibility of beauty today
00:15:41 Marc Auge: still living in…
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