Question
13. "Alemayehu " asked "Anderson", you seem you are Impressed if I am not mistake" Anderson replied yes."What makes you impressed, asked Alemayehu, Look mountain __ it seems it's designed by a very good architecture and am wondering by artistic view consisting of trees and fuli of stones. Alemayehu ... Oh... this mountain is named Tossa, the identity of Dessie and seems the skeleton of human being. This dialogue implies one of the branch of philosophy, identify? A. Metaphysics B. Nihilism. C. Aesthetics. D. Skepticism
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Answer
The correct answer is **C. Aesthetics**.Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, and with the creation and appreciation of beauty. Alemayehu's appreciation of the mountain's appearance, its artistic qualities ("designed by a very good architecture"), and its visual appeal ("artistic view consisting of trees and full of stones") falls directly under the purview of aesthetics. He is making a judgment of beauty and artistic merit.The other options are incorrect:* **Metaphysics** deals with fundamental questions of reality, existence, and being. While the mountain's existence is part of reality, the dialogue focuses on its beauty, not its existence.* **Nihilism** is the belief that life is meaningless. The dialogue doesn't express any sense of meaninglessness.* **Skepticism** involves questioning or doubting the possibility of true knowledge. While Alemayehu might be "wondering" about the mountain's design, this isn't the primary focus of the dialogue, and it doesn't represent a fundamental doubt about knowledge.