Aesthetic experience: The aesthetic experience in philosophy is a heightened, often pleasurable, encounter with art, nature, or objects, characterized by a appreciation of their beauty, form, or sensory qualities. It involves a mode of perception that transcends mere utility or intellectual understanding._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |