what some thing has by virtue of eliciting pleasure or displeasure when appreciated

Everything valuable is valuable in a

sentimental, historical, financial, recreational...so what is the particular

The aesthetic value a work of art possesses comes from the

the experience is of beauty, elegance, harmony, proportion, and unity. It's positive.

If it is unpleasant our experience is one of ugliness or deformity and we say it has

Aesthetics is from the Greek word "aesthesis" meaning

Shaftesbury (1711), Hutcheson (1725), and Hume (1757) developed theories of

Capacities that allow us to make calls about what is

Baumgarten's (1750) de-emphasized the intellectual and emphasized

This lead to Kant's (1790) conception of aesthetic judgements solely based on

To the objectivity of aesthetic value & judgement

which engendered strong philosophical resistance to such

Kant believed aesthetic judgements "subjective" but he also claimed

rooted in hedonic experience is foundation of modern theories of aesthetic value

Bullough, (1912) & Stolnitz, (1960) championed

but this dissociates aesthetic value from

Which explores behaviors most conducive to aesthetic value.

Subjectively or objectively aesthetic value contributes to our well being and