what are aesthetics?

Answer 1

visual qualities

Answer 2

Aesthetics (also spelled esthetics or æsthetics) is a branch of value theory which studies sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment or taste. What makes something beautiful, sublime, disgusting, fun, cute, silly, entertaining, pretentious, discordant, harmonious, boring, humorous, or tragic. Aesthetics is closely allied with, or perhaps synonymous with, the philosophy of art.
The term aesthetics comes from the Greek αἰσθητική "aisthetike" and was coined by the philosopher Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten in 1735 to mean "the science of how things are known via the senses." The term aesthetics was used in German, shortly after Baumgarten introduced its Latin form (Aesthetica), but was not widely used in English until the beginning of the 19th century. However, much the same study was called studying the "standards of taste" or "judgments of taste" in English, following the vocabulary set by David Hume prior to the introduction of the term "aesthetics."
Aesthetics may be defined narrowly as the theory of beauty, or more broadly as that together with the philosophy of art. The traditional interest in beauty itself broadened, in the eighteenth century, to include the sublime, and since 1950 or so the number of pure aesthetic concepts discussed in the literature has expanded even more. Traditionally, the philosophy of art concentrated on its definition, but recently this has not been the focus, with careful analyses of aspects of art largely replacing it. Philosophical aesthetics is here considered to center on these latter-day developments. Thus, after a survey of ideas about beauty and related concepts, questions about the value of aesthetic experience and the variety of aesthetic attitudes will be addressed, before turning to matters which separate art from pure aesthetics, notably the presence of intention. That will lead to a survey of some of the main definitions of art which have been proposed, together with an account of the recent “de-definition” period. The concepts of expression, representation, and the nature of art Objects will then be covered.

Answer 3

What Are Aesthetics

Answer 4

When someone in Real Life talks about Aesthetics, they are referring to what you see, the visual appeal of something whether bad or good. You will probably hear this most often used in conversation in reference to something or someone being 'aesthetically pleasing', meaning the way something looks is considered good by most viewers. However, something can also be aesthetically unpleasing, so it is not in reference to beauty only, particularly since beauty is a subjective concept.

Answer 5

A branch of value theory which studies sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment or taste. What makes something beautiful, sublime, disgusting, fun, cute, silly, entertaining, pretentious, discordant, harmonious, boring, humorous, or tragic. Aesthetics is closely allied with, or perhaps synonymous with, the philosophy of art.

Answer 6

Aesthetics- paying attention to detail, the visual appeal of an object

Answer 7

Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature and expression of beauty, as in the fine arts.

Answer 8

The aspect of beauty within an idea of something.

Answer 9

it's the branch of philosophy that studies the principles of beauty, especially in arts..

Answer 10

i had this subject during my freshmen year in college and it's like art class so it has something to do w/ all kinds of art including dancing coz we danced in that class... even movies were discussed...