Definitions for aesthetics
ɛsˈθɛt ɪksaes·thet·ics

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1. aesthetics, estheticsnoun

   (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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1. aestheticsnoun

   The study or philosophy of beauty.

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1. aesthetics

   Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature, meaning, and appreciation of beauty, art, and good taste. It broadly studies the concepts of perception, expression, and creation, and specifically explores how individuals and cultures perceive, regard, and create beauty or art. The term can also refer to a set of principles or guidelines underlying a particular style or artistic movement. In everyday use, it may refer to the visual attractiveness or appeal of something.

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1. Aestheticsnoun

   alt. of Esthetics

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1. Aesthetics

   Aesthetics 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 field define aesthetics as "critical reflection on art, culture and nature." More specific aesthetic theory, often with practical implications, relating to a particular branch of the arts is divided into areas of aesthetics such as art theory, literary theory, film theory and music theory.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of aesthetics in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of aesthetics in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of aesthetics in a Sentence

1. Mehmet Berkmen:

   All the scientists that I work with, all agree that there is a sense of aesthetics in our work and how we present our work. It is difficult to do and appreciate without art.

2. Henry James:

   There are moods in which one feels the impulse to enter a tacit protest against too gross an appetite for pure aesthetics in this starving and sinning world. One turns half away, musingly, from certain beautiful useless things.

3. Hilary Moss:

   Offering arts interventions and opportunities in hospital is important in keeping people interested and engaged in the arts and indeed avoiding institutionalization, it is also important for the person’s sense of being an individual with personal preferences that hospital aesthetics are attended to and that people have control over their aesthetic environment in the hospital whenever possible.

4. Joseph Brodsky:

   For aesthetics is the mother of ethics. Were we to choose our leaders on the basis of their reading experience and not their political programs, there would be much less grief on earth. I believe-not empirically, alas, but only theoretically-that for someone who has read a lot of Dickens to shoot his like in the name of an idea is harder than for someone who has read no Dickens.

5. Octavio Paz:

   'Art' is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers. What we call art is a game.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=aesthetics
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Aesthetics
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aesthetics
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=aesthetics