1. Terminology
1.1. Definition
Aesthetics (Greek aisthánesthai: “to perceive, notice”; aísthesis: “perception”; aisthetikós: “concerning sensory perception”) is in the strict sense (1) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and the fine arts, and in the broader sense (2) the science of sensory perception as a whole, particularly - especially in the 18th century - (3) the perception of artistic and natural beauty, but also,…