Beauty is Rational I believe, Plato was advocating for objective view of beauty.
Say, this girl I am madly in love with. Suppose if she is to start gaining weight or fall ill and lose her appeal.
Would I continue to love her? When I think deeply about it. Truth is, I find her beautiful because how see looks to me now.
However, when I start imagining, her gaining 20-30lb. I find myself asking, she is cute, but she is short and on curvy side. The thought itself frightening.
According to Plato, if I really, deeply love her. My love should not change with time. Because I find her beautiful not based on my feeling or how she appeals to me now.
He is saying that I should find her beautiful based on reasoning rather feel or look.
isn't that what we all want from someone we love. To love us for who we are.