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    It is not the case that Hutcheson argued beauty requires a perceiver's disinterested pleasure in uniformity-amidst-variety, independent of known utility or moral worth.

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    • 1.Beauty judgments persistently track moral and social worth: we find cruelty ugly, kindness beautiful, suggesting utility and ethics aren't separable from aesthetics.
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    • 2.Context determines whether uniformity-amidst-variety pleases us; the same pattern appears beautiful in music but repugnant in a hospital, undermining universality.
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    • 3.Pure disinterestedness may be psychologically impossible: perceiving beauty activates desire, emotional investment, and embodied engagement contrary to detachment.
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    • 1.Aesthetic experience differs from practical judgment: we appreciate sunsets without asking if they're useful, showing beauty's independence from utility.
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    • 2.Uniformity-amidst-variety explains why both rigid order and chaos displease us, while balanced composition across media consistently attracts perception.
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    • 3.Disinterested pleasure prevents conflating beauty with desire: a painting is beautiful even when we don't want to possess or profit from it.
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