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aestho-physiology en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (archaic, uncommon, uncountable) The science of the relation between conscious human sensation and the physical nervous system.
   • 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. 1986, Shibani Roy, Nicotine Water to Heroin, page 6:
   • 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. 1950, International Perfurmer, volumes 1–3, page iii:
   • 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. 1968, Heating and Ventilation for a Human Environment […], page 20:

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