Home›Aesthetics›Era›20th centuryBrowse By20th centuryThis dimension places a philosopher in the historical period when they actually worked. Wikipedia notes Kant "is considered one of the central thinkers of the Enlightenment," an era whose values his own writing helped define. Browsing by era sets a philosopher alongside the peers who were writing during the same period.Facts20th centurySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested18 1Cultural Origin TraditionWell-attestedGerman 120th centuryFilter Results13 entriesSchool of PhilosophyAllFrankfurt School (1)Branch of PhilosophyAllAesthetics (1)TraditionAllAnalytic philosophy (4)Analytical tradition, aesthetics (1)Contemporary philosophy of art (1)Everyday aesthetics and Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi (1)Frankfurt School, Critical Theory (1)Instrumentalist theory of art, associated with New Criticism (1)Marxism, in an open, critical and non-dogmatic version (1)Philosophy of art and evolutionary aesthetics (1)Philosophy of music (1)NationalityAllGermany (1)Ireland (1)Japan (1)New Zealand (1)Poland (1)United Kingdom (2)United States (4)Influenced ByAllArthur Danto (1)Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1)George Dickie (1)Max Horkheimer (1)Birthplace / RegionAllGermany (1)Ireland (1)Japan (1)New Zealand (1)Poland (1)United Kingdom (2)United States (4)BrowseCompareSelect all 13Adolfo Sanchez Vazquez20th centuryArthur Danto20th centuryDenis Dutton20th centuryFrank Sibley20th centuryGeorge Dickie20th centuryJerrold Levinson20th centuryJolanta Brach-Czaina20th centuryKendall Walton20th centuryMonroe Beardsley20th centuryNoel Carroll20th centuryPeter Kivy20th centuryTheodor W. Adorno20th centuryYuriko Saito20th centurySources1. Wikipedia: Aestheticstier 2WikipediaAesthetics, lead section, emergence sentenceAesthetic 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 sentenceThe Latin term aesthetica was coined by the philosopher Alexander Baumgarten in 1735View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.