It's kind of academic, but the basic idea is intriguing: that appreciation of beauty contributes directly to our moral sense of what's just and unjust.
Ex: Generally, we find clear skies more beautiful than smoke-choked skies. Rich people don't buy or build homes next to factories. Why not? It turns out that what we find beautiful — or not — correlates well with instances of injustice. Injustice is rarely, if ever, beautiful.
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