Topic

Aesthetics & Beauty

A collection of 12 issues

Product Design : The Confluence of Beauty, Thought, and Interaction

Let's discover the interplay of philosophy, beauty, and technology in product design. From Kant's aesthetic judgment to the ethics of AI, explore how human-computer interaction shapes not just utility but meaning — inviting awe, delight, and deeper connection in a fragmented digital age...

Entropy, Enlightenment, and the Eternal Symphony of Symmetry

What if God is a state of perfect symmetry in the zeroth state of entropy, where chaos and order converge? What if creation, destruction, purpose, and enlightenment reflect our quest to align with this ultimate equilibrium?

The Subtle Echoes of Memory : Marcel Proust’s Swann’s Way Vs. the Maithili Film Gamak Ghar

In a world where time slips through our fingers like fine sand, certain works of art compel us to grasp its fleeting nature, urging us to reconsider what is truly lost and what remains eternally within us. Marcel Proust’s Swann’s Way (In Search of Lost Time) and the

The Aesthetics of Excess : Why We Overindulge at Parties and Call It ‘Fun'

As I sit reflecting on the nature of parties — their noise, their vibrancy, their absurdity — I find myself grappling with a fundamental question : Why do we crave excess? Not just on the fringes of our lives but at the very heart of our shared human experiences. What is it about

Masks in Motion : The Aesthetics of Chaos, Seduction, and Selfhood at the Party

The Shattered Mirror of Selfhood There is a peculiar alchemy at work in the dim glow of a party. The lights flicker, music thunders, and faces shift like waves on a restless sea. Here, amidst the throb of bass and the clink of glasses, something curious happens to the self.

The Curse of Perfection : When Striving for the Best Brings the Worst

Human life is a cascade of desires — those intricate yearnings that push us toward goals, status, and meaning. Among these, the pursuit of “the best” holds a special allure. Striving for the best house, the best career, the best partner, or the best life — all resonate deeply with our ideals

Two Days in Shanghai : A Memoir of Concrete Souls and Flickering Dreams

The city breathes, but the breath is mechanical. I step off the plane, and the pulse of Shanghai reverberates beneath my feet, a rhythm not unlike a heartbeat but colder, distant. I have come to this towering metropolis for reasons I can’t even recall anymore — work, perhaps, or simply

The Falling Raindrop and the Solitary Bird

As the raindrop begins its descent from the swelling womb of a darkened cloud, it must surely grapple with a peculiar existential angst. Its journey, inevitable and unrequested, mirrors the plight of sentient beings pondering their descent into meaning, into becoming. The raindrop is born of the vast sky, a