Changes in Aesthetics

Mystical Aesthetics in Mersadolebad

Abstract : Najmoddin Razi was the well-known mystics in the late 6th century and beginning of 7th century (AH). He has authored so many works in the field of Islamic mysticism. In his most significant work, Mersadolebad, he pointed out the beginning and end of the universe, the start of deportment and the extremity of development as well as the destination and goals of lover and beloved. In Raz...

Engineering Aesthetics and Ergo-Aesthetics:

Human factors researchers and practitioners have been focusing research attention on the easeof-use, productivity, safety, comfort, and effectiveness aspects of product and system design. This article argues that it is time that we add another important dimension to the fields of human factors research and practice—the aesthetic dimension. This article discusses the need for the establishment o...

Changes to bodily appearance: the aesthetics of deliberate intervention.

Aesthetic plastic surgery is a branch of medicine using surgical techniques to alter the appearance of patients. In this paper it is considered whether aesthetic plastic surgery should be viewed as an art form. The question is answered by trying to see how aesthetic plastic surgery fits a number of classical concepts in philosophical aesthetics, concepts such as “artist” and “work of art”. Furt...

Darwinian Aesthetics Informs Traditional Aesthetics

Aesthetics in Software Engineering

This report discusses the important role that aesthetics may play in software engineering. We begin with an exploration of the practical importance of elegance for both the designers and users of software systems, and argue that it promotes software that is technically superior and a pleasure to use. Second, because of the abstract and formal character of software we draw analogies with aesthet...