“THE SENSE OF BEAUTY PUTS A BRAKE UPON DESTRUCTION, BY REPRESENTING ITS OBJECT AS IRREPLACEABLE. WHEN THE WORLD LOOKS BACK AT ME WITH MY EYES, AS IT DOES IN AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE, IT IS ALSO ADDRESSING ME IN ANOTHER WAY. SOMETHING IS BEING REVEALED TO ME, AND I AM BEING MADE TO STAND STILL AND ABSORB IT."; SIR ROGER SCRUTON