One of the oddities of reading The old Greek Philosophers is that They rarely commented on the beauty Of their own country. I love Geometry as much as the next person, And I do mathematics for a living, But it seems a strange omission to have Whole theories of aesthetics that never mention The actual world
They lived in stories and believed in theories which were inspired from reality. But, reality everyone knew as per them. That’s a clue.
In pursuit of higher ideals, daily interaction with nature took a backstage