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AESTHETICS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
(art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)
Example:
traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value
Synonyms:
aesthetics; esthetics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("aesthetics" is a kind of...):
philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Derivation:
aesthetical (concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste)
aesthetician (a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty)
