Argument from beauty
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The argument from beauty is an argument for the existence of God as against materialism.
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See also
- Argument from poor design
- Human nature
- Hans Urs von Balthasar, who wrote extensively on beauty in a theological and philosophical context
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Further reading
- John Polkinghorne, Faith, Science and Understanding p14
- Tom Wright, Simply Christian SPCK 2006, Ch 4 "For the beauty of the earth"
- Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
- Richard Swinburne, The Existence of God, OUP, 2nd Edition, 2004, ISBN 0199271682
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