Position kind sorts arguments by the broad philosophical family they belong to, such as consequentialist, deontological or virtue-based. Wikipedia notes "utilitarianism is a version of consequentialism, which states that the consequences of any action are the only standard of right and wrong." This dimension groups positions that reason toward their conclusions in the same basic way.
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Era of Emergence Cultural Origin Tradition Position Kind
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1. Wikipedia: Aesthetics
WikipediaAesthetics, lead section, emergence sentence
Aesthetic thought has its roots in antiquity but only emerged as a distinct field of inquiry in the 18th century when philosophers systematically engaged with the subject.
Aesthetics, lead section, Baumgarten term-coining sentence
The Latin term aesthetica was coined by the philosopher Alexander Baumgarten in 1735
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