aestheticism

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Some writers and artists who initially championed boundary-pushing aestheticism later found a spiritual home in the Catholic Church.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The standoff between Blanche’s impractical aestheticism and Stanley’s ruthless pragmatism is the heart of this quintessentially American drama.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

The centrepiece of this area of academia and aestheticism was a giant hall, the manifestation of Prince Albert's idea of a hub where people could gather and share ideas.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2021

He constantly calls out his own distraction, teases at the borders between life and the work, between aestheticism and ethics.

From New York Times • May 5, 2020

A new form of aestheticism has lately appeared which pretends to combine morality and culture.

From Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics by Alexander, Archibald B. C.