aesthetics
Also known as philosophy of art, æsthetics, esthetics
Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that studies beauty, taste, and related phenomena. In a broad sense, it includes the philosophy of art, which examines the nature of art, artistic creativity, the meanings of artworks, and audience appreciation.
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Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that explores what makes things beautiful and why we respond to them the way we do, including how we judge taste in art and other areas of life. It matters because it helps us understand fundamental questions about art, creativity, and what artistic experiences mean to us as individuals and as a society.
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Research
112,103 papers- (Neuro)Aesthetics: Beauty, ugliness, and ethics.ReviewPsyCh journal · 2022Dietrich P, Knieper TDOI: 10.1002/pchj.478
- Aesthetics.Current biology : CB · 2018Brielmann AA, Pelli DGDOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.06.004
- Surface Aesthetics and Analysis.ReviewClinics in plastic surgery · 2016Çakır B, Öreroğlu AR, Daniel RKDOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2015.09.004
- Neuroscience of aesthetics.ReviewAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2016Chatterjee A, Vartanian ODOI: 10.1111/nyas.13035
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28 sectionsContents
- Definition
- Basic concepts
- Aesthetic properties and objects
- Aesthetic values and beauty
- Aesthetic experiences, attitude, and pleasure
- Aesthetic judgments and taste
- Art
- Definitions
- Ontology and categories
- Meaning
- Representation and expression
- Interpretation and criticism
- The individual arts
- In various fields
- Ethics
- Psychology and related fields
- Comparative aesthetics
- Environment, everyday life, and religion
- Others
- History
- Ancient
- Medieval
- Modern and contemporary
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Sources
Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that studies beauty, taste, and related phenomena. In a broad sense, it includes the philosophy of art, which examines the nature of art, artistic creativity, the meanings of artworks, and audience appreciation.
Aesthetic properties are features that influence the appeal of objects. They include aesthetic values, which express positive or negative qualities, such as the contrast between beauty and ugliness. Philosophers debate whether aesthetic properties have objective existence or depend on the subjective experiences of observers. According to a common view, aesthetic experiences are associated with disinterested pleasure detached from practical concerns. Taste is a subjective sensitivity to aesthetic qualities, and differences in taste can lead to disagreements about aesthetic judgments.