Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Taste (aesthetics)


  
  Aesthetics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aesthetics, esthetics or æsthetics is both the study of beauty and a term that denotes those properties of an entity that appeal to the senses.
Aesthetics is also the domain of philosophy that ponders art and such qualities as beauty, sublimity, and even ugliness and dissonance.
An aesthetic is the concept of a particular school of philosophy that appraises art, beauty, and associated concepts by certain standards (e.g., the aesthetic of minimalism).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aesthetics   (1803 words)

  
 Aesthetics - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The meaning of aesthetic as an adjective may be illuminated by comparing it to anaesthetic, which is by construction an antonym.
Within the visual arts aesthetic considerations are usually associated with the visual sense, however in both painting and sculpture the presence of the object is also perceived spatially and to some extent by the senses of smell, sound and texture as well as through recognised associations and context.
Applying aesthetic considerations to buildings and related architectural structures is complex, as factors extrinsic to spatial design (such as structural integrity, cost, the nature of building materials, and the functional utility of the building) contribute heavily to the design process.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/a/e/s/Aesthetics.html   (1123 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article on Taste [EncycloZine]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Taste is also closely related to the concept of discrimination, as being based on certain material experiences it can set distinctions between tasteful and tasteless or having a good taste or a bad taste, thus providing categories for social division and producing cultural hierarchy.
The notion of taste in aesthetics is often associated with manners and good habits that are of innate nature.
In this sense the notion of taste is closely linked to consumption and consumerism: the viewer or reader consumes various artistic products and then interprets them by the means of criticism that rests upon the idea of taste.
encyclozine.com /Taste   (793 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Principles Of Aesthetics - Chapter VII - The Standard of Taste (by...
The Principles Of Aesthetics - Chapter XII - Sculpture (by Dewitt H...
the subjectivity of aesthetic experience with objective standards of taste remained a central problem of modern aesthetics through the 18th and late 19th centuries.
www.sub-mode.de /aestheticsandtaste-43589   (290 words)

  
 Taste
man of taste; connoisseur, judge, critic, conoscent, virtuoso, amateur, dilettant, Aristarchus, Corinthian, arbiter elegantiarum, stagirite, euphemist.
[Adjectives] in good taste, cute, tasteful, tasty; unaffected, pure, chaste, classical, attic; cultivated, refined; dainty; aesthetic, artistic; elegant [more]; euphemistic.
to one's taste, to one's mind; after one's fancy; comme il faut; tire a quatre epingles.
thesaurus.reference.com /roget/VI/850.html   (104 words)

  
 Aesthetic Encyclopedia Articles @ InteriorBeauty.com (Interior Beauty)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Similarly, in the "Metaphysics" Aristotle found that the universal elements of beauty were order, symmetry, and definiteness.
Cousin and Jean Charles Leveque developed an elaborate system of aesthetics regarding it as spiritual in nature.
"Aesthetic" results in these other popular encyclopedia sites:
www.interiorbeauty.com /encyclopedia/Aesthetic   (1313 words)

  
 Taste - Questionz.net , answers to all your questions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Taste - Questionz.net, answers to all your questions
In humans, the sense of taste is conveyed via three of the twelve cranial nerves.
Taste in aesthetics Taste can also refer to one's appreciation for aesthetic quality.
www.questionz.net /Medical_Terms/Taste.html   (286 words)

  
 Buy Philosophy Books : Aesthetics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Aesthetics and The Philosophy Of Spirit : From Plotinus To Schelling And Hegel, by John Shannon Hendrix (Paperback, 07 March, 2005)
Aesthetics in a Multicultural Age, by Emory Elliott, Lou Freitas Caton, Jeffrey Rhyne (Paperback, 10 January, 2002)
Aesthetics in a Multicultural Age, by Emory Elliott, Louis Freitas Caton, Jeffrey Rhyne (Hardcover, December, 2002)
www.crimsonbird.com /philosophy/aesthetics.htm   (12001 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.