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Alt. of Esthetics

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  1. n. Alt. of Esthetics
  2. n. (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)
  3. 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.
  4. n:100 n. (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)