Aesthetics vs. Bodybuilding: What's the Difference?

The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature, expression, and perception of beauty, as in the fine arts.

The process of developing the musculature of the body through specific types of diet and physical exercise, such as weightlifting, especially for competitive exhibition.

The study of the psychological responses to beauty and artistic experiences.

A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.

A conception of what is artistically valid or beautiful

(dated) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.

An artistically beautiful or pleasing appearance

Exercise that builds muscles through tension.

The study or philosophy of beauty.

Exercise that builds muscles through tension

An artist's principles, preferences, and/or his agenda

The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the expression and embodiment of beauty by art.

(art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art);