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I begin with the founder of esthetics, Baumgarten (1714-1762).
According to Baumgarten,[10] the object of logical knowledge is Truth, the object of esthetic (_i.e._ sensuous) knowledge is Beauty. Beauty is the Perfect (the Absolute), recognised through the senses; Truth is the Perfect perceived through reason; Goodness is the Perfect reached by moral will.