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Elaine Scarry

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Q&A: Beauty and Social Justice

November 28, 2012 by Jessica Sinn Leave a Comment

A staunch defender of beauty, Harvard University professor and award-winning author Elaine Scarry shows how appreciating aesthetic pleasures can press us toward a greater concern for social justice in her book β€œOn Beauty and Being Just.” Drawing inspiration from writers and philosophers – as well as her own personal experiences – Scarry shares some provocative […]

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