aesthesis
Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- noun Sensuous perception.
Examples
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Words refer to something; perception (aesthesis in Greek) involves perceptibles; knowledge requires a known.
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The etymology of “aesthetic” is aesthesis, which means “feeling,” and process thought emphasizes that aesthetic values are fundamentally values for an experiencing subject.
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Does the particular poet who invites our attention deal more with the aesthesis of the ear or with that of the eye?
Note
The word 'aesthesis' comes from a Greek word meaning 'perception'.
