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Aesthetics logo #10101) Esthetics 2) Philosophy 3) Principles of artistic beauty
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Aesthetics logo #10101) Esthetics
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Aesthetics logo #21000 Aesthetics (s; also spelled æsthetics and esthetics) is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty, and taste, with the creation and appreciation of beauty. It is more scientifically defined as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste. More broadly, scholars in the fiel...
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Aesthetics logo #21002• (n.) Alt. of Esthetics
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aesthetics logo #21003the philosophical study of beauty and taste. To define its subject matter more precisely is, however, immensely difficult. Indeed, it could be said ... [37 related articles]
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Aesthetics logo #20711 Aesthetics refers to the way something looks and whether or not it can be considered as art. For example a building or a car can be aesthetically pleasing if one believes it is well designed and it looks good.
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aesthetics logo #20688Branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of beauty, especially in art. It emerged as a distinct branch of enquiry in the mid-18th century. Aesthetics attempts...
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aesthetics logo #21532The study and philosophy of the quality and nature of sensory responses related to, but not limited by, the concept of beauty.
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Aesthetics logo #10444the formal study of art, especially in relation to the notion of beauty
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Aesthetics logo #20692Appreciation or criticism of the beautiful
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Aesthetics logo #21217Aesthetics is the philosophy of the beautiful; the name given to the branch of philosophy or of science which is concerned with that class of emotions, or with those attributes, real or apparent, of objects generally comprehended under the term beauty, and other related expressions. The term aesthetics first received this application from Baumgarte...
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Aesthetics logo #23684The sum total of the visual response to the beauty of an object. Elements of aesthetics may include: color, shape or particular features of the object.
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aesthetics logo #21009aesthetics, esthetics 1. The study or philosophy of beauty.2. The study of what is considered beautiful, harmonious, and cultured.
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aesthetics logo #24158standards on which to make judgments about the artistic merit of a work of art.
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aesthetics logo #24155branch of philosophy that studies the arts and, especially, the principles of beauty.
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aesthetics logo #24156the study or theory of the beautiful in art.
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Aesthetics logo #23196The examination of symbolic expression to determine its rhetorical possibilities.
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aesthetics logo #20974esthetics noun (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art); `traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value`
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Aesthetics logo #21203(Gr. aesthetikos, perceptive) Traditionally, the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty or the beautiful, especially in art, and with taste and standards of value in judging art. Also, a theory or consistent attitude on such matters. The word aesthetics was first used by Baumgarten about 1750, to imply the science of sensuous knowledge, whose ai....
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aesthetics logo #21221Branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of beauty, especially in art. It emerged as a distinct branch of enquiry in the mid-18th century. Aesthetics attempts to explain the human reaction to beauty, and whether this reaction is objective or subjective; for instance, whether beauty is a universal concept, or whether environment –...
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aesthetics logo #21597The branch of philosophy that deals with beauty and art. Central questions in aesthetics include: What is art? What kinds of objects possess aesthetic value? Is aesthetic experience rational or emotional? What is the relationship between an artist, their artwork and the critics?
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aesthetics logo #21199the branch of philosophy dealing with such notions as the beautiful, the ugly, the sublime, the comic, etc., as applicable to the fine arts, with a view to establishing the meaning and validity of critical judgments concerning works of art, and the principles underlying or justifying such judgments. · the study of the mind and emotions in r...
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aesthetics logo #22817standards on which to make judgments about the artistic merit of a work of art.
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Aesthetics logo #23830the sense of what people consider beautiful or culturally appropriate, varying from folk group to folk group and individual to individual.
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aesthetics logo #23665 the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste
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