There is no end of talk and of wondering about 'art' and 'the arts.'
This book examines a number of questions about the arts (broadly
defined to include all of the arts). Some of these questions come from
philosophy. Examples include: ? What makes something art? ? Can
anything be art? ? Do we experience "real" emotions from the arts? ?
Why do we seek out and even cherish sorrow and fear from art when we
go out of our way to avoid these very emotions in real life? ? How do
we decide what is good art? Do aesthetic judgments have any objective
truth value? ? Why do we devalue fakes even if we -- indeed, even the
experts--- can't tell them apart from originals? ? Does fiction
enhance our empathy and understanding of others? Is art-making
therapeutic? Others are "common sense" questions that laypersons
wonder about. Examples include:? Does learning to play music raise a
child's IQ? ? Is modern art something my kid could do? ? Is talent a
matter of nature or nurture? This book examines puzzles about the arts
wherever their provenance - as long as there is empirical research
using the methods of social science (interviews, experimentation, data
collection, statistical analysis) that can shed light on these
questions. The examined research reveals how ordinary people think
about these questions, and why they think the way they do - an inquiry
referred to as intuitive aesthetics. The book shows how psychological
research on the arts has shed light on and often offered surprising
answers to such questions.
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ISBN
9780190863371
Publisert
2020
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Oxford University Press
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Engelsk
Format
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Digital bok
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