What Is Art? · Character
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten
German philosopher who coined the term aesthetics.
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Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten shows up with force in Chapter II. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as the founder of aesthetics in 1750, whose definition of beauty remains unresolved.
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In Chapter II: Mentioned as the founder of aesthetics in 1750, whose definition of beauty remains unresolved. Later, in VII: Described as the founder and organizer of the modern science of aesthetics, who gave it a…
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