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    CHAPTER 2:

    UNPACKIN
    G THE
    SELF
    "Beauty is when you can
    The appreciate yourself. When
    you love yourself, that's when
    physical you're most beautiful."

    self
    What is beauty? – Zoe Kravitz

    — beauty can be described as


    happiness.

    "The best and most beautiful things in the world


    cannot be seen or even touched—they must be
    felt with the heart."
    WHAT DO PHILOSOPHERS THINK
    ABOUT BEAUTY?
    • Beauty, traditionally, was among the ultimate values along with goodness, truth, and
    justice. It was a primary theme among ancient Greek, Hellenistic, and medieval
    philosophers.
    Before the 18th century, most Western Philosophical
    views on beauty treated as an objective quality

    DAvid immanuel kant francis hutchson


    hume
    “Beauty is no quality in things themselves: “The judgement of taste is therefore not a “The perception of beauty does
    merely in the mind which contemplates judgement of cognition, and is depend on the internal or reflex
    them; and each mind perceives a different consequently not logical but aesthetical by sense. The same is the case with
    beauty. One person may even perceive which we understand that whose hearing: hearing music does not
    deformity, where another is sensible of determining ground can be no other than necessarily give the perception of
    beauty, without pretending to regulate subjective.” harmony as it is distinct from
    those of others. hearing.”
    WHAT DID PSYCHOLOGY DISCOVER
    ABOUT BEAUTY?

    • The research found that a person who is


    perceived as attractive makes more money than
    a person of below-average in looks.
    • Among the most important and consistent factors in
    facial attractiveness are structural qualities of the
    face. The structural qualities are also sex — typical

    • These results can be attributed to a cognitive bias called the “halo


    effect.” A cognitive bias is an error of reasoning, evaluating, and
    remembering. The halo effect (also known as the physical
    attractiveness stereotype and the “what is beautiful is good” principle )
    refers to the tendency of people to rate attractive individuals more
    favorably for their personality traits or characteristics as compared to
    those who are less attractive.
    How Cultural
    Traditions Shape
    Body Image
    • Our body image, which includes our perception
    of ourselves and our own body and the manner
    in which we feel about our body, is influenced
    by a variety of factors. Many aspects contribute
    to body image, including the environment in
    which we are immersed in as well as our
    biological makeup and genetic predisposition.
    • Cultural Traditions Can Help or
    Hurt
    • The Impact of Western Culture

    • Culture Is Just One Factor


    THE RELATIONSHIP
    BETWEEN BODY IMAGE AND
    SELF-ESTEEM
    BODY IMAGE

    SELF-ESTEEM

    NEGATIVE POSITIVE
    HOW IMPORTANT IS
    • PHYSICAL BEAUTY
    It boosts self-confidence and self-esteem. One feels very
    reassured when other people admire them and prefer to
    associate with them as they find them very attractive. In
    certain professions, looks make a lot of difference. A model
    has to look his or her best

    ADVANTAGE OF PHYSICAL
    BEAUTY
    • They are more likely to get hired for jobs. It turns out, being
    conventionally beautiful has its benefits. According to science,
    people who are perceived as attractive are more likely to get hired
    for jobs and seem trustworthy. They are also thought to be healthier
    and lead a happier life.

    • 2 types of physical beauty: Inner and Outer

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