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Beauty is Truth and Truth Beauty. The proof is self-evident (and self-similar!)

This page outlines the aesthetics of the metaculture philosophy.

"Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty" -Bertrand Russell

Fractals encapsulate the essence of what humans find beautiful--symmetry, complexity, color, and pattern, because they reveal an essential underlying truth about the order of the universe, as well as the order of our neurons.

The wiki merges aesthetic forms of exploring concepts with rational and emotional ones. This starts with providing music that relates to each topic, and will be expanded to add visual arts, poetry, movies, and other creative ways that these concepts are explored in the culture.

Aesthetics Pages

Pages related to arts, aesthetics, and creativity.

Fractal Aesthetics

Here are a number of articles articulating the idea of fractal aesthetics:

While the study of aesthetics is a cornerstone topic in philosophy and a necessary component of a complete philosophical system, it is admittedly the least interesting, well-developed, or groundbreaking aspect of metaculture at the time of this writing. But it does fit very nicely into the holistic picture of the fractal universe and mind.

And, if you can't see the subjective beauty of a fractal just by looking at it, this wiki is not going to be able to explain it to you!

Intro to Aesthetics

Art. What is it good for? Discover the wacky world of aesthetics in these videos.

Aesthetics - What Good Is It?

Intro to Aesthetics - Philosophy Tube

Beauty is Truth and Vice Versa

If Beauty is Truth and Truth Beauty, then Fractals represent the essence of both.

"Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Keats's Ode on a Grecian Urn

Look at These Fractals

Contemplate the wonder and beauty of these fractal zoom videos.

A Trip to Infinity Mandelbrot Fractal Zoom

Infinity Liquid Mandelbrot Zoom

11 Dimensions Mandelbrot Fractal Zoom

Music is Aesthetic

A large part of aesthetics is music. However, music is not a large part of the aesthetics wiki page.

Morrissey - To Me You Are a Work of Art

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-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode_on_a_Grecian_Urn Beauty is truth, truth beauty].
+[[File:Mandelbrot4.png|thumb|[[Truth|Beauty is Truth and Truth Beauty]]. The proof is self-evident (and [[Self-Similarity|self-similar]]!)]]
+This page outlines the [[wikipedia:Aesthetics|aesthetics]] of the [[metaculture]] [[philosophy]].<blockquote>
+''"[[Mathematics]], rightly viewed, possesses not only [[truth]], but supreme beauty"''  -[[wikipedia:Bertrand_Russell|Bertrand Russell]]</blockquote>[[Fractals]] encapsulate the essence of what humans find beautiful--symmetry, [[complexity]], color, and pattern, because they reveal an essential underlying [[truth]] about the order of the [[universe]], as well as the order of our [[neurons]].
-This page outlines the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesthetics aesthetics] of the [[metaculture]] [[philosophy]].
+The [[wiki]] merges aesthetic forms of exploring [[concepts]] with [[rational]] and [[emotional]] ones. This starts with providing [[music]] that relates to each topic, and will be expanded to add [[visual arts]], [[poetry]], [[movies]], and other creative ways that these [[concepts]] are explored in the [[culture]].
-[[Fractals]] encapsulate the essence of what humans find beautiful--symmetry, complexity, color, pattern because they reveal an essential underlying truth about the order of the [[universe]].
+== Aesthetics Pages ==
+Pages related to arts, aesthetics, and creativity.
-That's pretty much the gist of it. Improve this page by adding some examples of [[fractal]] [[art]] and citations from scientific articles that demonstrate the relationship between [[fractal]] symmetry and our innate sense of beauty.
+* [[Poetry]]
+* [[Music]]
+* [[Games]]
+* [[Dance]]
+* [[Humor]]
+* [[Art]]
+* [[Fractals]]
+* [[Nature]]
+* [[Subjective]]
+* [[Truth]]
-While the study of aesthetics is a cornerstone topic in [[philosophy]] and a necessary component of a complete philosophical system, it is admittedly the least interesting, well-developed, or groundbreaking aspect of [[metaculture]].
+== Fractal Aesthetics ==
+Here are a number of articles articulating the [[idea]] of [[fractal]] aesthetics:
+* [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/fractal-patterns-nature-and-art-are-aesthetically-pleasing-and-stress-reducing-180962738/ Fractal Patterns in Nature and Art are Aesthetically Pleasing and Stress Reducing]
+* [https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/01/why-fractals-are-so-soothing/514520/ Why are Fractals So Soothing?]
+* [https://www.quora.com/Why-do-fractals-look-beautiful Why Do Fractals Look Beautiful?]
+* [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0276237421994699 Judged Beauty of Fractal Symmetries]
+* [https://healthy-brain.medium.com/our-beautiful-fractal-nature-35d8e00a0dc0 Our Beautiful Fractal Nature]
+* [[wikipedia:Mathematics_and_art|Mathematics and Art]]
-{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDL4Zf2yEa4||center||frame}}
+While the study of aesthetics is a cornerstone topic in [[philosophy]] and a [[necessary]] component of a complete [[philosophical]] system, it is admittedly the least interesting, well-developed, or groundbreaking aspect of [[metaculture]] at the [[time]] of this writing. But it does fit very nicely into the [[holistic]] picture of the [[fractal]] [[universe]] and [[mind]].
-{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nLa-jF6hHY||center||frame}}
+And, if you can't see the [[subjective]] beauty of a [[fractal]] [[just]] by looking at it, this [[wiki]] is not going to be able to explain it to you!
-{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCpLWbHVNhk||center||frame}}
+== Intro to Aesthetics ==
-{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNFXnbUvDJw||center||frame}}
+Art. What is it [[good]] for? Discover the wacky world of aesthetics in these videos.{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDL4Zf2yEa4||center|Aesthetics - What Good Is It?|frame}}
+<br>
+{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nLa-jF6hHY||center|Intro to Aesthetics - Philosophy Tube|frame}}
+== Beauty is Truth and Vice Versa ==
+If [[Beauty]] is [[Truth]] and [[Truth]] [[Beauty]], then [[Fractal Geometry of God|Fractals]] represent the essence of both.<blockquote>''"Truth is beautiful, without [[doubt]]; but so are lies."''  -[[wikipedia:Ralph_Waldo_Emerson|Ralph Waldo Emerson]]</blockquote>{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHkX67Ijuok||center|Keats's Ode on a Grecian Urn|frame}}
+== Look at These Fractals ==
+Contemplate the [[wonder]] and beauty of these [[fractal]] zoom videos.{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFyC68CIEio&t=6237s||center|A Trip to Infinity Mandelbrot Fractal Zoom|frame}}
+<br>
+{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4OI7J1N0Mw||center|Infinity Liquid Mandelbrot Zoom|frame}}
+<br>
+{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujvy-DEA-UM||center|11 Dimensions Mandelbrot Fractal Zoom|frame}}
+== Music is Aesthetic ==
+A large part of aesthetics is [[music]]. However, music is not a large part of the aesthetics [[wiki]] page.{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNFXnbUvDJw||center|Morrissey - To Me You Are a Work of Art|frame}}