Aesthetic GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

Aesthetic GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /esˈθet.ɪk/ (adj) Definition artistic, relating to beauty or the study of beauty, gracious, beautiful, tasteful, appealing, pleasing in appearance, appreciation of beauty, visual Example Aesthetics is the philosophical study of beauty and taste. It is closely related to the philosophy of art, which is concerned with the nature of art and the concepts in terms of which individual works of art are interpreted and evaluated. To provide more than a general definition of the subject matter of aesthetics is immensely difficult. Indeed, it could be said that self-definition has been the major task of modern aesthetics. ...