This
quotation comes from by . It forms part of Stephen Daedalus's
interpretation of St. Thomas Aquinas's aesthetic theory, which he patiently explains to one of
his schoolmates. The great medieval philosopher set down three criteria for what is truly
beautiful, which can be translated from the original Latin as wholeness, harmony, and radiance.
Each of these essential qualities corresponds to a specific phase of artistic apprehension.
Let's take the example that Stephen Daedalus uses, that of a basket.
The
first stage of aesthetic...
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