According to the romantics, aesthetics:

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A.
is widely considered to be irrelevant to human existence.
B.
permeates all aspects of human life, philosophical and mundane.
C.
should be confined to a specific domain separate from the practical and theoretical aspects of life.
D.
is primarily the concern of philosophers and artists, rather than of ordinary people.

Option B is the correct answer.

Explanatory Answer

Note the lines, 'The most characteristic romantic commitment is to the idea that the character of art and beauty and of our engagement with them should shape all aspects of human life. Being fundamental to human existence, beauty and art should be a central ingredient not only in a philosophical or artistic life, but also in the lives of ordinary men and women.' So, according to the romantics, aesthetics permeates all aspects of human life, philosophical and mundane. Option B is the correct choice.