Aesthetics vs. Bodybuilding: What's the Difference?

Aesthetics and Bodybuilding Definitions
Aesthetics
The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature, expression, and perception of beauty, as in the fine arts.
Bodybuilding
The process of developing the musculature of the body through specific types of diet and physical exercise, such as weightlifting, especially for competitive exhibition.
Aesthetics
The study of the psychological responses to beauty and artistic experiences.
Bodybuilding
A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.
Aesthetics
A conception of what is artistically valid or beautiful
Minimalist aesthetics.
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Bodybuilding
(dated) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.
Aesthetics
An artistically beautiful or pleasing appearance
"They're looking for quality construction, not aesthetics" (Ron Schram).
Bodybuilding
Exercise that builds muscles through tension.
Aesthetics
The study or philosophy of beauty.
Bodybuilding
Exercise that builds muscles through tension
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Aesthetics
An artist's principles, preferences, and/or his agenda
Aesthetics
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.
Aesthetics
(art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art);
Traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value