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[[Aesthetics]] (also spelled æsthetics) is commonly known as the study of [[sensory]] or sensori-[[emotion]]al values, sometimes called [[judgment]]s of sentiment and taste. More broadly, scholars in the field define aesthetics as "critical [[reflection]] on [[art]], [[culture]] and [[nature]]." Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy and is closely associated with the philosophy of art.  
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[[Aesthetics]] (also spelled æsthetics) is commonly known as the study of [[sensory]] or sensori-[[emotion]]al values, sometimes called [[judgment]]s of sentiment and taste. More broadly, scholars in the field define aesthetics as "critical [[reflection]] on [[art]], [[culture]] and [[nature]]." Aesthetics is a branch of axiology and is closely associated with the philosophy of art.  
    
The term aesthetics 1790-, derives from the German ästhetisch or the French esthétique, both derived from the Greek αισθητικός (aisthetikos) "esthetic-sensitive-sentient", from αίσθηση-αισθάνομαι (aisthese-aisthanomai) "to perceive-feel-sense"[6]
 
The term aesthetics 1790-, derives from the German ästhetisch or the French esthétique, both derived from the Greek αισθητικός (aisthetikos) "esthetic-sensitive-sentient", from αίσθηση-αισθάνομαι (aisthese-aisthanomai) "to perceive-feel-sense"[6]