Academic paper from 2008 in the field of Philosophy - Practical (Ethics, Aesthetics, Culture, Nature, Law), grade: 1.3, Humboldt University of Berlin (Institute of Philosophy), language: German. Abstract: It would not be presumptuous to say that the question of what beauty is has occupied generations of thinkers from various schools of thought. Especially in the philosophical discipline of aesthetics, attempts have been made for centuries to provide explanations and rules to get to the bottom of the phenomenon of beauty. With what system can statements be evaluated, for example: "I find this painting beautiful, unlike that sculpture"? A promising solution is offered by the recently active discussions within the new scientific research branch of neuroaesthetics. The interdisciplinary approach.