How do we know what opinions about beauty are correct? We read The Moralists: A Philosophical Rhapsody (1709) by Anthony Ashley-Cooper, aka the third Earl of Shaftesbury, Part III section 2 "Beauty," and An Inquiry Concerning Beauty, Order, Harmony, Design (1725) by Francis Hutcheson, and "The Standard of Taste" by David Hume (1760).  Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Sponsors: Get 83% off VPN and 3 extra months free at Surfshark.deals/PEL, code PEL. Get $130 off meal delivery and free shipping at GreenChef.com/pel130, code pel130. Get one month's access to a huge library of guided meditations at Headspace.com/PEL. Visit audible.com/wellbeing for a curated list of audiobooks. Learn about St. John's College at sjc.edu/pel.