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Aesthetics (also spelled esthetics) is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of beauty and the nature of taste; and functions as the philosophy...

Feminist aesthetics first emerged in the 1970s and refers not to a particular aesthetic or style but to perspectives that question assumptions in art and...

Evolutionary aesthetics refers to evolutionary psychology theories in which the basic aesthetic preferences of Homo sapiens are argued to have evolved...

Japanese aesthetics comprise a set of ancient ideals that include wabi (transient and stark beauty), sabi (the beauty of natural patina and aging), and...

In aesthetics, the concept of taste has been the interest of philosophers such as Plato, Hume, and Kant. It is defined by the ability to make valid judgments...

Aesthetics of music is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of art, beauty and taste in music, and with the creation or appreciation of beauty...

aesthetical perception) F Nake (1974). Ästhetik als Informationsverarbeitung. (Aesthetics as information processing). Grundlagen und Anwendungen der Informatik...

comprehensive and systematic works in epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics have made him one of the most influential and controversial figures in...

Branches Aesthetics Applied philosophy Epistemology Ethics Logic Metaphilosophy Metaphysics Philosophy of language Philosophy of mathematics Philosophy...

Chess aesthetics or beauty in chess is the aesthetic appreciation of chess games and problems, by both players and composers. This is evident, for example...

Relational art or relational aesthetics is a mode or tendency in fine art practice originally observed and highlighted by French art critic Nicolas Bourriaud...

Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose...

In Indian aesthetics, a rasa (Sanskrit: रस) literally means "juice, essence or taste". It is a concept in Indian arts denoting the aesthetic flavour of...

especially in Western Europe. The subculture has associated tastes in music, aesthetics, and fashion. The music preferred by goths includes a number of styles...

This is an alphabetical index of articles about aesthetics. - A Mathematician's Apology - A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime...

Realism in the arts is generally the attempt to represent subject matter truthfully, without artificiality and avoiding speculative and supernatural elements...

Edgar Allen Poe". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2023-01-15. "Heidegger's Aesthetics". Retrieved 9 May 2017. E. D. Hirsch, Jr., Validity in Interpretation...

Classical art criticism and the relatively few medieval writings on aesthetics did not greatly develop a concept of style in art, or analysis of it,...

Shock value (or shock factor) is the potential of an image, text, action, or other form of communication, such as a public execution, to provoke a reaction...

Marxist aesthetics is a theory of aesthetics based on, or derived from, the theories of Karl Marx. It involves a dialectical and materialist, or dialectical...