aestho-physiology

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Etymology

Coined by English philosopher and biologist Herbert Spencer in 1872, from (a)esthesis +‎ -o- +‎ physiology.

Noun

aestho-physiology (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, uncommon) The science of the relation between conscious human sensation and the physical nervous system.
    • 1950, International Perfurmer, volumes 1–3, page iii:
      In addition to this there is the aesthetics of the subject and that leads naturally to what is sometimes called aestho-physiology or the study of the organs of sensation.
    • 1968, Heating and Ventilation for a Human Environment , page 20:
      A vast amount of unravelling has been going on in the field of aestho-physiology; a few people, like Trystan Edwards and Corbusier, have stated principles which throw new light on old facts, but we still await a Lord Rutherford.
    • 1986, Shibani Roy, Nicotine Water to Heroin, page 6:
      Although there is no general agreement on either the nature of experience or the substance of aestho-physiology, certain kinds of experiences have been highly valued for their aesthetic quality.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:aestho-physiology.

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