Chapter IV: Of False Opinions held concerning Beauty

Sec. 1. Of the false opinion that truth is beauty, and vice versa. 30
Sec. 2. Of the false opinion that beauty is usefulness. Compare
Chap. xii. Sec. 5. 31
Sec. 3. Of the false opinion that beauty results from custom. Compare
Chap. vi. Sec. 1. 31
Sec. 4. The twofold operation of custom. It deadens sensation, but
confirms affection. 31
Sec. 5. But never either creates or destroys the essence of beauty. 32
Sec. 6. Instances. 32
Sec. 7. Of the false opinion that beauty depends on the association of
ideas. 33
Sec. 8. Association. Is, 1st, rational. It is of no efficiency as a
cause of beauty. 33
Sec. 9. Association accidental. The extent of its influence. 34
Sec. 10. The dignity of its function. 35
Sec. 11. How it is connected with impressions of beauty. 36
Sec. 12. And what caution it renders necessary in the examination of
them. 36