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# Mathematical/geometric beauty such as symmetry, smoothness, elegance, or more generally, simplicity. | # Mathematical/geometric beauty such as symmetry, smoothness, elegance, or more generally, simplicity. | ||
# Exaggerated, arbitrary and sexually dimorphic beauty, such as large female breasts or male penises, highly specific shapes of noses (e.g. upturned nose in females) or chin, i.e. [[few millimeters of bone|Few millimeters of bone]], dimples on back or cheeks, and also complex coloration patterns in birds. | # Exaggerated, arbitrary and sexually dimorphic beauty, such as large female breasts or male penises, highly specific shapes of noses (e.g. upturned nose in females) or chin, i.e. [[few millimeters of bone|Few millimeters of bone]], dimples on back or cheeks, and also complex coloration patterns in birds. (See also [[:Category:Aesthetics]].) | ||
The second aspect cannot fully be explained by simplicity because it has seemingly unnecessary specificity or complexity. Either there are functional constraints or correlated characters<ref>Price T, Langen T. 1992. ''Evolution of correlated characters.'' [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21236041 Abstract]]</ref> preventing a simpler shape, or sexual selection lead to arbitrary shapes becoming sexually attractive. | The second aspect cannot fully be explained by simplicity because it has seemingly unnecessary specificity or complexity. Either there are functional constraints or correlated characters<ref>Price T, Langen T. 1992. ''Evolution of correlated characters.'' [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21236041 Abstract]]</ref> preventing a simpler shape, or sexual selection lead to arbitrary shapes becoming sexually attractive. | ||
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Not just looks, but also behavior can be beautiful, e.g. attractive behavior has elegance, poise and wittiness. The opposite is awkwardness and violation of norms etc. | Not just looks, but also behavior can be beautiful, e.g. attractive behavior has elegance, poise and wittiness. The opposite is awkwardness and violation of norms etc. | ||
Beauty is often perceived to be associated with various positive traits [[to unreasonable degree]]. | |||
=References= | =References= | ||
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[[Category:Aesthetics]] | |||
[[Category:Evolution]] | |||