The Washington Post, February 8th, 2004
Almost twenty-five hundred years ago Aristotle maintained that there were some universal standards of physical beauty. One, he believed, was balanced bodily proportions, including symmetry. This accorded with his high respect for what he called the golden mean, or moderation between extremes. Modern science supports Aristotle's notion. Symmetry is beautiful - - to insects, birds, mammals, all of the primates, and people around the world. Female scorpion flies seek mates with uniform wings. Barn swallows like partners with well-proportioned tails. Monkeys are partial to consorts with symmetrica...
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