When G. He wanted my involvement. I was invited to spend a weekend at his primary residence in Northern Europe so we could continue the discussion. Wandering about his 12th-century building and grounds some weeks later, G.
I explained that reflexively I side with the linguistic determinists who believe that the language we use largely shapes the way we perceive and interact with the world. If we misuse or distort the meaning of good words — especially those that describe marginalized aspects of the palpable world — then those aspects of the world that these words describe may, over time, disappear.
Okay, maybe not disappear, but certainly become harder to find, especially for the next generations. Irrespective of our differences, I came away with a profound admiration for his skill in building and maintaining a fantastical aesthetic [taste, beauty, appearance] lifestyle, and a number of thriving art and design-related businesses based on that lifestyle. Intoxicated by the seductive allure of his enterprising spirit, I convinced myself that perhaps I, too, could use aesthetics [style, taste, appearance] to better my personal finances.
What could I sell? My ideas? My way of thinking? My past experiences? With this in mind I began reconsidering the narrow agenda of my bare-bones aesthetics primer.
Say, combining my dry, reductive aesthetics definitions with a compelling, or at least thoughtful, human interest story — like actual episodes from my life in various aesthetic [artistic, beauty, style, taste, cognitive mode, philosophy of art] domains? For more information visit www. Comments [1] Very Interesting Read Varun Bhardwaj Leonard Koren , who trained as an artist and architect, founded and published WET: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing , one of the seminal publications of the s.
The author does not distinguish authorship from objecthood. Jun 25, Beau Birkett rated it liked it. Big fan of his Wabi Sabi books, and this book was fairly low on information, I appreciate the different uses of the term, but I guess I was expecting a deeper dive into aesthetics it's self, not just the different definitions of the word in different contexts. I guess I didn't expect the title to be quite so literal. Jul 21, Brice rated it liked it. It was interesting to have been able to learn the identified 10 definitions.
Mar 15, Bruna Oewel rated it really liked it Shelves: design , art. A simple, pleasant read. It was good to think of what aesthetics means to me. Nov 02, Carlos Antunes rated it really liked it Shelves: philosophy. Great book with basic teachings of one of the most complex concepts in Philosophy mostly of Art , based on the presentation of 10 common ideas regarding aesthetics and the building of a greater concept to it.
Even though some people say the final part with personal anecdotes is not really necessary, I think it helps showing how easy it is to mix the concepts regarding aesthetics and how it is everywhere - in our taste, in our cognitive models, in our pre-concepts of what everything is - and sho Great book with basic teachings of one of the most complex concepts in Philosophy mostly of Art , based on the presentation of 10 common ideas regarding aesthetics and the building of a greater concept to it.
Even though some people say the final part with personal anecdotes is not really necessary, I think it helps showing how easy it is to mix the concepts regarding aesthetics and how it is everywhere - in our taste, in our cognitive models, in our pre-concepts of what everything is - and should be - around us.
Quick reading, makes you want to jump to Kant's Critique of Judgement apparently the author's favorite inclination of aesthetics, thank god mine too Jan 23, Dani Romero rated it really liked it. I'd highly recommend this book to aspiring art students, accomplished professors and art loving folk alike and I use the term 'art' loosely.
This can be visual, theatrical, lyrical, etc. This book is an incredibly fast read, but for how short it is, there's so much philosophical sense and ingenuity packed inside! Feb 20, jw rated it really liked it.
May 15, Megan rated it liked it. Clear and succinct guide to the various definitions and understanding of aesthetics. Mar 17, Marijke rated it really liked it. I read this in twenty minutes, so it's very very short, but a good simple primer on the definition of aesthetics. Sidney Pink rated it it was ok Apr 05, William rated it really liked it Jan 20, Jarek Esquela rated it it was amazing Dec 01, Nicolai Bursuc rated it really liked it Jul 27, Veronica rated it really liked it Jul 18, Michelle rated it it was amazing Aug 12, John rated it really liked it Sep 25, Graeme rated it it was amazing Nov 12, Some of the pre-eminent innovators at the intersection of art and coding are based at the Aesthetics and Computation Group at MIT.
We often talk about religion in terms of commitment and ideology, but the aesthetics and experience matter, too. Think aesthetics as politics, and academic credentials as peerage.
It was a tense matchup that made up in suspense for what it lacked in aesthetics. Though the designers have markedly different aesthetics , both articulate how intrinsic personalization is to the process. Culture is desirable; but the welfare of nations is based on morals rather than on aesthetics. Many of the books necessary to a first-hand study of the subject are cited in the article Aesthetics. Two more reflections appear completely to meet the objection that art or aesthetics is not entitled to the name of science.
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