Ästhetiken
Ästetiken is the branch of philosophy and theory that studies beauty, taste, and aesthetic experience. In German- and Scandinavian-language contexts, Ästetiken may refer to aesthetics as a field or to various aesthetic theories within it. The discipline investigates how objects and performances are judged as beautiful or moving, and how perception, emotion, and context shape those judgments.
Key questions include the nature and source of aesthetic value, the relationship between form and meaning,
Historically, aesthetics traces to ancient philosophy and was systematized in the 18th century with thinkers such
Ästetiken influences art criticism, architecture, design, and media studies by providing concepts to analyze visual form,