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Single Idea 11339

[filed under theme 1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 3. Greek-English Lexicon ]

Full Idea

Kalos / kalon: beauty, fineness, nobility

Gist of Idea

Kalos / kalon: beauty, fineness, nobility

Source

PG (Db (lexicon) [c.1001 BCE], 48)


A Reaction

A revealing Greek word, which is not only our rather pure notion of 'beauty', but also seems to mean something like wow!, and (very suggestive, this) applies as much to actions as to objects.