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ID: 300054280
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300054280

 

Record Type: concept
aesthetics (philosophy, humanities, ... Disciplines (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Appreciation or criticism of the beautiful. The term refers to a branch of Western philosophy concerned primarily with the fine arts, although it may also be used in the context of the appreciation of natural beauty. Usage of the term dates from the 18th century, although historical discussions regarding issues now called "aesthetics" date from Antiquity.
 
Terms:
aesthetics (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,N)  ............ from the Greek aisthesis (meaning "perception")
esthetics (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
美學 (學科) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
měi xué (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
mei xue (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
mei hsüeh (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
esthetica (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
esthetiek (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
schoonheidsleer (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
esthétique (C,U,French-P,D,U,N)
Ästhetik (C,U,German,AD,U,N)
estetica (C,U,Italian-P,D,U,U)
estética (C,U,Portuguese-P,D,U,SN)
estética (Spanish-P,D,U,N)
estetik (C,U,Swedish-P,D,U,N)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  K.KD

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Activities Facet
Activities Facet
Hierarchy of Disciplines (hierarchy name)
.... Disciplines (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of disciplines (concept)
........ disciplines (concept) (G)
Hierarchy of humanities
............ humanities (G)
Hierarchy of philosophy
................ philosophy (G)
Hierarchy of aesthetics
.................... aesthetics (G)

Additional Parents:

Hierarchy of Activities Facet
Activities Facet
Hierarchy of Disciplines (hierarchy name)
.... Disciplines (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of disciplines (concept)
........ disciplines (concept) (G)
Hierarchy of social sciences
............ social sciences (G)
Hierarchy of education
................ education (G)
Hierarchy of <education by subject>
.................... <education by subject> (G)
Hierarchy of art education
........................ art education (G)
Hierarchy of discipline-based art education
............................ discipline-based art education (G)
Hierarchy of aesthetics
................................ aesthetics (G)
 
Hierarchy of Associated Concepts Facet
Associated Concepts Facet
Hierarchy of Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
.... Associated Concepts (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of philosophical concepts
........ philosophical concepts (G)
Hierarchy of aesthetic concepts
............ aesthetic concepts (G)
Hierarchy of aesthetics
................ aesthetics (G)

Additional Notes:
Chinese (traditional) ..... 對於美的欣賞或批評。本詞彙指西方哲學中一個主要與美術相關的分支,儘管此詞彙亦可用於指稱欣賞自然之美。美學一詞的使用可追溯至18世紀,然而對於現今稱「美學」領域下相關議題的討論,則可回溯至古代。 
Dutch ..... Tak van de filosofie die waarneembare schoonheid bestudeert in de kunst en natuur, samen met de intellectuele en emotionele reacties op schoonheid. 
Portuguese ..... Apreciação ou crítica ao belo. O termo se refere a um ramo da filosofia ocidental preocupado principalmente com as belas-artes, embora também possa ser usado no contexto da apreciação da beleza natural. O uso do termo data do século 18, embora as discussões históricas sobre as questões agora chamadas de "estética" datem da Antiguidade.  
Spanish ..... Rama de la filosofía que estudia la belleza perceptible en el arte y naturaleza, junto con las respuestas intelectuales y emocionales a la belleza. 

Related concepts:
meaning/usage overlaps with ....  philosophy of art
..................................................  (philosophy, humanities, ... Disciplines (hierarchy name)) [300312347]
practiced/ studied by ....  aestheticians
......................................  (philosophers, <people in the humanities>, ... People (hierarchy name)) [300025570]

Sources and Contributors:
美學 (學科)............  [AS-Academia Sinica Preferred]
.................  國家教育研究院-雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 July 31, 2009
.................  大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 September 13, 2011
.................  大英視覺藝術百科全書 Vol. 9,pp. 170
.................  智慧藏百科全書網 September 13, 2011
.................  朗文當代大辭典 23
.................  藝術名詞與技法辭典 13
aesthetics............  [GCI Preferred, VP Preferred]
.......................  AATA database (2002-) 120226 checked 26 January 2012
.......................  Avery Index (1963-) (source AAT)
.......................  BHA Subject Headings (1985-)
.......................  Canadian Thesaurus of Construction Science and Technology (1978)
.......................  Canadian Urban Thesaurus (1979) A3
.......................  CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.......................  Concise Columbia Encyclopedia (1983)
.......................  Contributed as a candidate term AATA - 3/91
.......................  Curl, Encyclopedia of Architectural Terms (1993)
.......................  Encyclopedia of World Art (1959-1987) Vol. 5, 28
.......................  Fowler, ed., Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms, rev. ed. (1987)
.......................  Grove Art Online (2008-)
.......................  IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
.......................  Lucie-Smith, Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms (1986)
.......................  Oxford Companion to Art (1984) 12
.......................  Oxford English Dictionary (1961)
.......................  Oxford English Dictionary (1989)
.......................  Pierce, From Abacus to Zeus (1987) 2
.......................  Preble and Preble, Artforms (1989) 9
.......................  Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1993)
.......................  RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982)
.......................  RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
.......................  Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms (1991) dmct
.......................  Thesaurus of Sociological Indexing Terms (1992)
.......................  UNESCO Thesaurus (1977)
.......................  Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
.......................  Worcester Art Museum Library, List of subject headings, unpub. (1976)
Ästhetik............  [VP]
.................  IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
estetica............  [VP]
.................  IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
estética............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred, CVAA-BR Preferred, VP]
.................  CVAA-BR Consortium (2020-)
.................  IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
.................  Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) I:1227
.................  Souriau, Diccionario Akal de Estética (1998) 535
estetik............  [VP]
.................  IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
esthetica............  [AAT-Ned Preferred]
....................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
....................  Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
esthetics............  [VP]
....................  Encyclopedia of World Art (1959-1987) Vol. 5, 28
....................  Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1993)
....................  RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
....................  Thesaurus of Sociological Indexing Terms (1992)
....................  Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
....................  Worcester Art Museum Library, List of subject headings, unpub. (1976)
esthetiek............  [AAT-Ned]
....................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
....................  Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
esthétique............  [VP]
.......................  IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
mei hsüeh............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
....................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
mei xue............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
měi xué............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
schoonheidsleer............  [AAT-Ned]
.............................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.............................  Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
 
Subject: .....  [AAT-Ned, AS-Academia Sinica, CDBP-SNPC, CVAA-BR, GCI, VP]
............  AATA database (2002-) 120226 checked 26 January 2012
............  CVAA-BR Consortium (2020-)
............  RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982) 68, precoor.; Colour: aesthetics; precoor.; Art theory, aesthetics; Architectural theory, aesthetics
............  Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Grove Art Online (2008-) Walton, Kendall L., "Aesthetics," accessed 24 February 2010
.......... IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
Chinese (traditional) .......... [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......... AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
Dutch .......... [AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
Portuguese .......... [CVAA-BR]
.......... CVAA-BR Consortium (2020-)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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