Aesthetics and Education

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Topic : Aesthetics/Culture and the Art of Education on shaping Human experience.

With the purpose of writing a philosophical prose on, ‘AESTHETICS’, and also to understand what is culture and Arts of Education? I start this writing project with a generalised definition of What is aesthetics? What is Art? What are the relations between Art and Aesthetics?
Aesthetics may be described as a set of principles that make something beautiful, which enhances the enjoyment, the nuances that go into making something unique, thus offering a chance for us to learn and appreciate. Aesthetics is intimately related to Art, which is reflected in the following quote, “To try is art.To find is aesthetics. “Aesthetics, is basically an integral part of our creative upbringing in education. Aesthetics is about perception and developing sensibility. Development or awakening of aesthetic sense and creativity is not only the basis of all art forms, but also the central focus of art education. Contextually rooted aesthetics sense is what once created the diverse cultures around the globe.
Now what is the aim of art education? Allow me to quote Tagore to explain the aim, “Literature, music, and all arts, all are necessary for the development and flowering of a student to form an integrated total personality.” Rabindranath Tagore.
Art education helps/facilitates the expression and development of every individual child’s emotion and imagination
What is the point of learning art?
This question of course rides on the shoulder of many other unstated underlying questions such as, “Is not art a luxury or a middle class pursuit?” “Can we not leave art to those genuinely interested or talented in art?”. “How is art practically useful?”. “Is not art redundant in the age of digitalized production and reproduction?”. And so on. Certainly these questions are ask able.
If “mathematizing” of
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