Reflections on Rat Fest ’25

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Justin says it’s better to spell it ‘aesthetics’ than ‘esthetics’.

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Dennis HackethalOP, 7 days ago·#2101

My macOS Dictionary app says “aesthetics … (also esthetics)”.

Isn’t ‘esthetics’ just the American spelling and ‘aesthetics’ is British?

From https://nocoaaa.com/blog/aesthetics-vs-esthetics:

Many individuals are confused about the distinction between Aesthetics and Esthetics. The only difference between these two terms is that they are spelled differently. People in European and Commonwealth countries use the term aesthetics. Americans, on the other hand, commonly use the term esthetic.

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Justin says no philosopher would drop the ‘a’, including Tom Hyde, whom Justin calls a serious British philosopher.

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Well, Tom wouldn’t do it anyway because he’s British.

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