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The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Aesthetics (Hardcover)
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The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Aesthetics (Hardcover)
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Humans have engaged in artistic and aesthetic activities since the
appearance of our species. Our ancestors have decorated their
bodies, tools, and utensils for over 100,000 years. The expression
of meaning using color, line, sound, rhythm, or movement, among
other means, constitutes a fundamental aspect of our species'
biological and cultural heritage. Art and aesthetics, therefore,
contribute to our species identity and distinguish it from its
living and extinct relatives. Science is faced with the challenge
of explaining the natural foundations of such a unique trait, and
the way cultural processes nurture it into magnificent expressions,
historically and ethnically unique. How do the human mind and brain
bring about these sorts of behaviors? What psychological and neural
processes underlie the appreciation of painting, music, and dance?
How does training modulate these processes? Are humans the only
species capable of aesthetic appreciation, or are other species
endowed with the rudiments of this capacity? Empirical examinations
of such questions have a long and rich history in the discipline of
psychology, the genesis of which can be traced back to the
publication of Gustav Theodor Fechner's Vorschule der Aesthetik in
1876, making it the second oldest branch in experimental
psychology. The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Aesthetics brings
together leading experts in psychology, neuroimaging, art history,
and philosophy to answer these questions. It provides the most
comprehensive coverage of the domain of empirical aesthetics to
date. With sections on visual art, dance, music, and many other art
forms and aesthetic phenomena, the breadth of this volume's scope
reflects the richness and variety of topics and methods currently
used today by scientists to understand the way our mind and brain
endow us with the faculty to produce and appreciate art and
aesthetics.
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