aesthetics
IPA: ɛsθˈɛtɪks
noun
- The study or philosophy of beauty.
- An artist's principles, preferences, and/or his agenda
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Examples of "aesthetics" in Sentences
- Aesthetics is in the eye of the beholder.
- The aesthetics of the image are undeniable.
- Aesthetics is now the name for the philosophy of art.
- Having some committee of aesthetics is a horrible idea.
- The EuroX Magnesium lives up to its name in aesthetics and weight (103 grams).
- Each work is a journey, an adventure through the carefully placed items, colors, and layers; along the way, note the many Asian references, in aesthetics and objects.
- The term aesthetics was coined in the eighteenth century by the German philosopher Alexander Baumgarten from the Greek word aisthetikos meaning “perceptive, especially by feeling”.
- To put it plainly, the half of the Critique of Judgement dealing with aesthetics is not exactly the watertight freighter you might expect from the author of the Critique of Pure Reason.
- Adult self-reported interest in aesthetics is related to a temperamental factor of openness , as reported by the Dana Arts and Cognition Consortium (with many more details and - as is the case in any serious scientific study - caveats concerning observed correlations etc.).
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