Enlightenment aesthetics

Target entity: Enlightenment aesthetics
Context triple: [Gedanken über die Nachahmung der griechischen Werke in der Malerei und Bildhauerkunst, movement, Enlightenment aesthetics]

• A. Enlightenment philosophy
  Enlightenment philosophy was an 18th-century intellectual movement emphasizing reason, individual rights, empirical inquiry, and skepticism of traditional authority in politics, religion, and society.
• B. Aesthetics
  Aesthetics is a major theoretical work by Marxist philosopher György Lukács that systematically explores the nature, function, and social role of art and artistic creation.
• C. Enlightenment encyclopedism
  Enlightenment encyclopedism was an 18th-century intellectual movement that sought to systematically collect, organize, and disseminate all human knowledge in accessible reference works, epitomized by projects like Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie.
• D. Herder and the Enlightenment
  Herder and the Enlightenment is an influential essay examining Johann Gottfried Herder’s complex relationship with Enlightenment thought, particularly his critiques of rationalism and his contributions to ideas of culture, history, and nationalism.
• E. Aestheticism
  Aestheticism was a late 19th-century artistic and literary movement that championed beauty, sensory experience, and “art for art’s sake” over moral or social themes.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Enlightenment aesthetics
Target entity description: Enlightenment aesthetics is a philosophical approach to art and beauty that emerged in 18th-century Europe, emphasizing reason, universal principles, and critical reflection on artistic imitation and taste.

• A. Enlightenment philosophy
  Enlightenment philosophy was an 18th-century intellectual movement emphasizing reason, individual rights, empirical inquiry, and skepticism of traditional authority in politics, religion, and society.
• B. Aesthetics
  Aesthetics is a major theoretical work by Marxist philosopher György Lukács that systematically explores the nature, function, and social role of art and artistic creation.
• C. Enlightenment encyclopedism
  Enlightenment encyclopedism was an 18th-century intellectual movement that sought to systematically collect, organize, and disseminate all human knowledge in accessible reference works, epitomized by projects like Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie.
• D. Herder and the Enlightenment
  Herder and the Enlightenment is an influential essay examining Johann Gottfried Herder’s complex relationship with Enlightenment thought, particularly his critiques of rationalism and his contributions to ideas of culture, history, and nationalism.
• E. Aestheticism
  Aestheticism was a late 19th-century artistic and literary movement that championed beauty, sensory experience, and “art for art’s sake” over moral or social themes.
• F. None of above. chosen