Euclid and Beauty? Reflection

 Although his work was first written and organized almost two millenniums ago, but schools have continued to teach it as one of the most basic and integral part of the curriculum. The article argues that Euclid's Elements is one of the best math textbook that exists and continue to will be in the future. I believe that this is due to the fact that it provides simple, understandable geometric features that can be extended and applied in more complex situations. In the Element, Euclid provides a propositions and gives instructions that are very easy for the reader to follow which makes it a good textbook. The beauty of his work lies in the fact that it is gives fairly simple and clear instructions of proof that are easy to be reenacted. Unfortunately I do not think that it is possible to postulate and define beauty from the standard of Euclidean geometry. There are other forms that are quite different from the work of Euclid that could also be considered beautiful. Euclid's work is beautiful in a sense that is is very well organized and provides detailed definitions for the simplest observations; however there are more modern forms of art that have the opposite qualities that are also considered beautiful. For instance, there are many forms of post-modern punk or abstract art that tries to break out of any kind of patterns or detailed explanations. Therefore, I do not think that it is possible to extrapolate meaning of beauty just because Euclidean geometry could be beautiful.