: amarkorflawthatspoilstheappearanceofsomething (especiallyonaperson’sbody)
: aprojection, especiallyanoutgrowthfromanorganorpartofthebody(长在动植物体器官或部位上的)赘生物
: attachto
: (usedtointroducealogicalconclusion) fromthatfactorreasonorasaresult
: wavelikemotion; agentlerisingandfallinginthemannerofwaves波动；起伏
: thequalityofbeingsociallyormorallyacceptable
: (logic) aninferencethatfollowsdirectlyfromtheproofofanotherproposition推论；必然的结果
QuestionsforFurtherThinking
“Todistinguishbeauty, then, implieshavingseenmanyindividualsofthatspecies”.Towhatextentdoyouagreewiththeauthor? Doyouthinkthatthemoreyousee, thebetteryoubecomeatdeterminingwhatisbeautiful?
“perfectbeautyisoftenerproducedbyNaturethandeformity”(Paragraph6)? Inwhatwayshasmankinddeformednaturetomakeitmorebeautiful?
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, howdoesnovelty, aqualitybeyondhabitandcustom, causebeauty?
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’tonlyconsistinform, butmoreinitsrarity, usefulness, color, , orbeautifulbutnotvaluable?
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After-readingAssignment
OralWork
, , useexamplestoshowthatyouagreeordisagreewithanyoneofthoseclaims.
, chooseonerepresentativetopresentyourcomments.
.MakeananalysisofWesternphilosophersconcerningthisaspectofbeautyandgivea5-minutepresentationinclass, summarizingtheirpoints.
, canyounameatleasttwowhohavediscussedthetopicofbeauty? Whataretheirviewsonbeauty? Summarizetheirpointsandpresentthemtoyourclass.
, cosmeticsurgeryhasbecomemoreandmorecommon, , boosttheirconfidence, ’slooks? Decideonyourposition, eitherfororagainstcosmeticsurgery, , persuasiveandconvincing.
WrittenWork
“Itisabsurdtosaythatbeautyispossessedofattractivepowers.” Doyouagreeordisagreewiththeauthor? Doyouthinkbeautymeansinherentattractionsthatareirresistible? .
, ? Writeanessayofabout400words, detailingthereasonsthatyoubelieveconvincingenough.
? Composea400-wordargumentativeessay.
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