Beauty of the human body

Author: Yan Bin
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Russian aesthetician Chernyshevsky said: "The human body is the most beautiful of all beauty on Earth," and German philosopher Feuerbach said: "There is nothing in the world more beautiful or greater than a human being." The beauty of creation is magnificent, reaching its peak with the "human body"! Within the "human body," there are "premium" specimens, whose structure perfectly aligns with the "Golden Ratio" or "Golden Section" as defined by the great painter Leonardo da Vinci—1:0.168 (or 1.618:1). When the ratio of the lower limbs to height is 0.618, it is considered perfectly proportioned and beautiful. In terms of aesthetics, the most beautiful body shape has a head-to-body ratio of 8:1 and an upper-to-lower body ratio of 3:5. The ratio of foot size to height is 1:7, the ratio of palm length to height is 1:10, and the ratio of chin-to-top-of-head height is 1:8. Chinese philosophers believe that "the human body is a microcosm, and the universe is a macrocosm." Understanding the proportions of the human body also means understanding the proportions of the universe, and understanding the 'small beauty' of the human body also means understanding the 'great beauty' of the universe. This book is recommended for the following groups: researchers or enthusiasts of aesthetics, researchers or enthusiasts of the history of Eastern and Western aesthetics, researchers or enthusiasts of "body aesthetics," painters or pseudo-painters, connoisseurs or pseudo-connoisseurs, and students at all levels (primary, secondary, and higher education).