philo 7

As one entry, complete the following requests/questions in sequence:

'What is Beauty?'  Everyone knows the answer:  'Beauty is... in the eye of the beholder.' Done!  We can now move on and needn't consider questions of aesthetics any further.  Well, let's view Crash Course in Philosophy, about matters of aesthetics, before we think we have adequately answered its primary question, 'What is Beauty?'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDL4Zf2yEa4

Remember Plato's Ion dialogue that we considered in the Self-Introduction forum?  Ion, the Brad Pitt or Will Smith of his day, thought he knew quite a lot, but what did Socrates find out?  

Next, why do people attend films and stage plays they know will evoke very strong emotions, often prompting viewers to cry and carry on.  People pay for such things. Why do people do this?  What would Aristotle say is the reason behind people's willingness to cry and carry on, while watching a film or stage play?