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If the philosopher--in contrast with the ascetic--calls for beauty, refinement, even elegance in his surroundings, this is not a weakness for luxury or a pandering to vanity. It is a genuine response to aesthetic feeling, a sense of its value.

-- Notebooks Category 14: The Arts in Culture > Chapter 1 : Appreciation > # 131