ON “DEGREES OF BEAUTY AND EXCELLENCE”
“Suppose a person entering a house were to feel the heat on the porch, and going further, was to feel the heat increasing, the more they penetrated within. Doubtless, such a person would believe there was a fire in the house, even though they did not see the light that must be causing all this heat. A similar thing will happen to anyone who considers this world in detail: one will observe that all items are arranged according to their…