Introduction I have chosen 19th century art and the Aesthetic Movement to consider What is an aesthetic? ... Section 1 Definition of Aesthetics Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty and taste. To understand aesthetics better it is useful to consider the influence that philosophy has had on our current understanding of aesthetics. ... Why, then, may not a landscape be considered as a branch of natural philosophy, of which pictures are but experiments? ...

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Literature "organized violence committed on ordinary speech" (Eagleton) While the definition of literature has been widely disputed throughout history, British literary theorist, Terrence Eagleton, attempts to make sense of it all during the introduction of his 1983 book, What is Literature. ... Where in Plato there was a "quarrel between poetry and philosophy", by Aristotle's scheme poetry is more philosophic even than history (a chronicle of "real" events). ... Sir Philip Sidney acknowledges this in The Defence of Poesie, saying that Plato made "mist...

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In the beginning introduction of Literary Theory: An Introduction, Eagleton states numerous definitions of literature to prove the point that there has yet to be one specific definition. ... Mikhail Bakhtin is a critic who studies literary theory, ethics, and the philosophy of language. ...

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Introduction Modern psychology has the following industry practice: Psychotherapy, psychological correction, psychoanalysis, psychological training, personal, family Production counseling hotline, vocational guidance centers, personnel service companies, psycho-diagnostic public services, forensics, conflict resolution, psychological services in the educational system, and so on.. ... However, the term and concept of "soul" and having passed a certain historical path long before as philosophy, theology, psychology made him the subject of his research. ... Early philosophy, starting from variou...

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