On the Pursuit of Beauty, Goodness, and Truth
Our Work
Reviving the Beautiful Soul
We share our research on the philosophy of the Beautiful Soul and how to practice its principles for personal happiness and human flourishing today. The art of self-cultivation is enacted within our salons in curated conversations that challenge individuals to think deeply about ideas and what constitutes a good life.
Our Research & History
Theory & Practice
Founder Justine Kolata is a Yale University (B.A) and University of Cambridge ( Ph.D.) educated writer and philosopher of the Beautiful Soul and salon culture. Her doctoral dissertation “Bildung, The Beautiful Soul, and the German Enlightenment Salon” was published by Cambridge University. Drawing upon her scholarly expertise and experience organising salons since 2013, she founded The Beautiful Soul to revive the practice of this philosophy.
Justine’s book In Pursuit of the Beautiful Soul is now available.
Our Approach
A Universal Philosophy for our World Today
We apply our research on the Beautiful Soul and its history, elaborating upon this philosophy to fit modern realities. Although our work is grounded in an 18th century European cultural tradition, we also draw inspiration from Chinese, Indian, and Japanese philosophy, among other knowledge systems.
““If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.””
