What is Aesthetics? A Basic Definition

AEsthetics \[AE]s*thet"ics\, Esthetics \Es*thet"ics\ (?; 277),
   n. [Gr. ? perceptive, esp. by feeling, fr. ? to perceive,
   feel: cf. G. [aum]sthetik, F. esth['e]tique.]
   The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the
   beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the
   expression and embodiment of beauty by art.
   [1913 Webster]

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• JS Online: Geographer maps terrain of the soul - Yi-Fu Tuan
• Placemaking - Wikipedia
• (the teeming void): Presence Aesthetics and the Media Arts - First Thoughts
• Bedre Byrum
• Medarbejder - Lektor, ph.d. Helene Illeris
• information aesthetics - data visualization & visual design
• (the teeming void): Aspects of Transmateriali ty: Specificity
• Actively Teaching (Artists) Aesthetics
• Music and Language - A Fragment by T. W. Adorno
• Inhabitat " Groundbreaking Energy Ball Wind Turbine for Home Power
• Systems Art :: Main Page
• Aesthetics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Algorithmic Aesthetics

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