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Understanding Aesthetics: Etymology, Terminology, and Historical Perspectives

This introduction to aesthetics covers its etymology, terminology, and history, focusing on the Greek origin of the term, coined by Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten in 1735 as the science of sense perception. The Latin term 'Aesthetica' and the English 'aesthetics' further define the concept, emphasizing studies of aesthetic phenomena, perception, and art. The course also explores significant figures and movements in aesthetics, including the contributions of artists like Picasso and Van Gogh, as well as ancient aesthetics from the Aztec and Greek worlds.

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Understanding Aesthetics: Etymology, Terminology, and Historical Perspectives

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  1. IntroductionPertemuan 1 s.d 2 Matakuliah : R0434/Aesthetics Tahun : 2007

  2. Etymology, Terminology and History of Aesthetics

  3. The term aesthetics comes from the greek ‘aisthetike’ and was coined by the philosopher Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten in 1735 to means ‘the science of how things are known via senses’

  4. Latin form : Aesthetica (Baumgarten)English form : Aesthetics (David Hume) English : ‘the standard of taste’ or ‘judgments of taste’

  5. ‘aesthetics’ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. • 1. the study of the aesthetics (all the aesthetic phenomena • 2.the study of perception (of such phenomena) • 3. the study of art (as a specific perception of what is perceived as aesthetic).

  6. * Aesthetic phenomena* Perception* Art

  7. Perception

  8. Art Picasso Van Gogh

  9. Ancient Aesthetics The Aztec World

  10. The Aztec World QUETZALCOATL – The Aztec’s God of Learning and the Arts The Aztec Calendar Stone

  11. The Actec World

  12. The Aztec World

  13. The Aztec world

  14. The Ancient Greek

  15. The Ancient greek

  16. The Ancient Greek

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