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Attentional Engines

Author : William P. Seeley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190662166
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Attentional Engines written by William P. Seeley and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-22 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is it about art that can be so captivating? How is it that we find value in the often odd and abstract objects and events we call artworks? William P. Seeley proposes that artworks are attentional engines. They are artifacts that have been intentionally designed to direct attention to critical stylistic features that reveal their point, purpose, or meaning. In developing this view, Seeley argues that there is a lot we can learn about the value of art from interdisciplinary research focused on our perceptual engagement with artworks. Recent breakthroughs in cognitive science and behavioral science can explain how we recognize artworks and how we differentiate them from more quotidian artifacts. Seeley pushes this line of reasoning, showing how cognitive science can help reveal the way artworks function as a unique source of value. He argues that our interactions with artworks draw on a broad base of shared artistic and cultural norms constitutive of different categories of art. Cognitive systems integrate this information into our experience of art, guiding attention and shaping what we perceive. Our understanding and appreciation of artworks is therefore carried in our perceptual experience of them. Attentional Engines explores the pitfalls and potential of this interdisciplinary strategy for understanding art. It articulates a cognitivist theory of art grounded in perceptual psychology and neuroscience and demonstrates its application to a range of puzzles in the philosophy of the arts. This includes questions about the nature of depiction, the role played by metakinesis in dance appreciation, the nature of musical expression, and the power of movies. The interdisciplinary and provocative theories Seeley presents will appeal to scholars and students interested in aesthetics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of art, and cognitive science.

Attentional Engines

Author : William P. Seeley
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190662158
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Attentional Engines written by William P. Seeley and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is it about art that can be so captivating? How is it that we find value in the often odd and abstract objects and events we call artworks? William P. Seeley proposes that artworks are attentional engines. They are artifacts that have been intentionally designed to direct attention to critical stylistic features that reveal their point, purpose, or meaning. In developing this view, Seeley argues that there is a lot we can learn about the value of art from interdisciplinary research focused on our perceptual engagement with artworks. Recent breakthroughs in cognitive science and behavioral science can explain how we recognize artworks and how we differentiate them from more quotidian artifacts. Seeley pushes this line of reasoning, showing how cognitive science can help reveal the way artworks function as a unique source of value. He argues that our interactions with artworks draw on a broad base of shared artistic and cultural norms constitutive of different categories of art. Cognitive systems integrate this information into our experience of art, guiding attention and shaping what we perceive. Our understanding and appreciation of artworks is therefore carried in our perceptual experience of them. Attentional Engines explores the pitfalls and potential of this interdisciplinary strategy for understanding art. It articulates a cognitivist theory of art grounded in perceptual psychology and neuroscience and demonstrates its application to a range of puzzles in the philosophy of the arts. This includes questions about the nature of depiction, the role played by metakinesis in dance appreciation, the nature of musical expression, and the power of movies. The interdisciplinary and provocative theories Seeley presents will appeal to scholars and students interested in aesthetics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of art, and cognitive science.

Art, Aesthetics, and the Brain

Author : Joseph P. Huston
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191648876
Total Pages : 567 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book Art, Aesthetics, and the Brain written by Joseph P. Huston and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 does the human brain bring about these sorts of behaviors? What neural processes underlie the appreciation of painting, music, and dance? How does training modulate these processes? How are they impaired by brain lesions and neurodegenerative diseases? How did such neural underpinnings evolve? Are humans the only species capable of aesthetic appreciation, or are other species endowed with the rudiments of this capacity? This volume brings together the work on such questions by leading experts in genetics, psychology, neuroimaging, neuropsychology, art history, and philosophy. It sets the stage for a cognitive neuroscience of art and aesthetics, understood in the broadest possible terms. With sections on visual art, dance, music, neuropsychology, and evolution, 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 brain endows us with the faculty to produce and appreciate art and aesthetics.

The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Aesthetics and the Arts

Author : Pablo P. L. Tinio
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316123383
Total Pages : 1195 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Aesthetics and the Arts written by Pablo P. L. Tinio and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 1195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The psychology of aesthetics and the arts is dedicated to the study of our experiences of the visual arts, music, literature, film, performances, architecture and design; our experiences of beauty and ugliness; our preferences and dislikes; and our everyday perceptions of things in our world. The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Aesthetics and the Arts is a foundational volume presenting an overview of the key concepts and theories of the discipline where readers can learn about the questions that are being asked and become acquainted with the perspectives and methodologies used to address them. The psychology of aesthetics and the arts is one of the oldest areas of psychology but it is also one of the fastest growing and most exciting areas. This is a comprehensive and authoritative handbook featuring essays from some of the most respected scholars in the field.

Flashbacks in Film

Author : Adriana Gordejuela
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000379418
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Flashbacks in Film written by Adriana Gordejuela and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flashbacks in Film examines film flashback as a rich multimodal narrative device, analyzing the cognitive underpinnings of film flashbacks and the mechanisms that lead viewers to successfully comprehend them. Combining a cognitive film theory approach with the theoretical framework proposed by blending theory, which claims that human beings’ general ability for conceptual integration underlies most of our daily activities, this book argues that flashbacks make sense to the viewer, as they are specifically designed for the viewer’s cognitive understanding. Through a mixture of analysis and dozens of case studies, this book demonstrates that successful film flashbacks appeal to the spectator’s natural perceptual and cognitive abilities, which spectators exercise daily. This book will serve as a valuable resource for scholars interested in film studies, media studies, and cognitive linguistics.

Returning to Mechanisms in Psychological Therapies: Understand the Engine Before Steaming In

Author : Warren Mansell
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889710513
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book Returning to Mechanisms in Psychological Therapies: Understand the Engine Before Steaming In written by Warren Mansell and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Moving Imagination

Author : Helena De Preester
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 902727200X
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Moving Imagination written by Helena De Preester and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-29 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together contributions by philosophers, art historians and artists who discuss, interpret and analyse the moving and gesturing body in the arts. Broadly inspired by phenomenology, and taking into account insights from cognitive science, the contribution of the motor body in watching a film, attending a dance or theatre performance, looking at paintings or drawings, and listening to music is explored from a diversity of perspectives. This volume is intended for both the specialist and non-specialist in the fields of art, philosophy and cognitive science, and testifies to the burgeoning interest for the moving and gesturing body, not only in the creation but also in the perception of works of art. Imagination is tied to our capacity to silently resonate with the way a work of art has been or is created.

Brain, Beauty, and Art

Author : Anjan Chatterjee
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019751362X
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (975 download)

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Download or read book Brain, Beauty, and Art written by Anjan Chatterjee and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-11-26 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frameworks -- Beauty -- Art -- Music -- Dance -- Architecture.

Cognitive Media Theory

Author : Ted Nannicelli
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136226109
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (362 download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Media Theory written by Ted Nannicelli and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-26 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the academy, scholars are debating the question of what bearing scientific inquiry has upon the humanities. The latest addition to the AFI Film Readers series, Cognitive Media Theory takes up this question in the context of film and media studies. This collection of essays by internationally recognized researchers in film and media studies, psychology, and philosophy offers film and media scholars and advanced students an introduction to contemporary cognitive media theory—an approach to the study of diverse media forms and content that draws upon both the methods and explanations of the sciences and the humanities. Exploring topics that range from color perception to the moral appraisal of characters to our interactive engagement with videogames, Cognitive Media Theory showcases the richness and diversity of cognitivist research. This volume will be of interest not only to students and scholars of film and media, but to anyone interested in the possibility of a productive relationship between the sciences and humanities.

Psychocinematics

Author : Arthur P. Shimamura
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199862141
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Psychocinematics written by Arthur P. Shimamura and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-15 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Largely through trial and error, filmmakers have developed engaging techniques that capture our sensations, thoughts, and feelings. Philosophers and film theorists have thought deeply about the nature and impact of these techniques, yet few scientists have delved into empirical analyses of our movie experience-or what Arthur P. Shimamura has coined "psychocinematics." This edited volume introduces this exciting field by bringing together film theorists, philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists to consider the viability of a scientific approach to our movie experience.

The Neurophysiology of Silence (C): Creativity, Aesthetic Experience and Time

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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0443238766
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book The Neurophysiology of Silence (C): Creativity, Aesthetic Experience and Time written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2024-08-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neurophysiology of Silence: Consciousness and Self Awareness, Volume 284 in the Progress in Brain Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors Presents the latest release in Progress in Brain Research serials Updated release includes the latest information on Neurophysiology of Silence: Consciousness and Self Awareness

Cognitive Sciences and Medieval Studies

Author : Juliana Dresvina
Publisher : University of Wales Press
ISBN 13 : 1786836769
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Sciences and Medieval Studies written by Juliana Dresvina and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2020-11-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study brings together medieval studies and cognitive methodologies in a study specifically aimed at medievalists. It presents a longer history of certain mental health conditions and locates contemporary debates about the mind in a broader historical framework. It considers both the benefits of incorporating insights from contemporary neuroscientific and cognitive studies into the exploration of the past, and the benefits of employing historical models and case studies in order to reflect on modern methods.

The Routledge Companion to the Philosophies of Painting and Sculpture

Author : Noël Carroll
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 100063454X
Total Pages : 737 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Companion to the Philosophies of Painting and Sculpture written by Noël Carroll and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 737 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprising 45 chapters, written especially for this volume by an international team of leading experts, The Routledge Companion to the Philosophies of Painting and Sculpture is the first handbook of its kind. The editors have organized the chapters across eight broader sections: Artforms History Questions of form, style, and address Art and science Comparisons among the arts Questions of value Philosophers of art Institutional questions Individual topics include art and cognitive science, evolutionary origins of art, art and perception, pictorial realism, artistic taste, style, issues of race and gender, art and religion, art and philosophy, and the end of art. The work of selected philosophers is also discussed, including Diderot, Hegel, Ruskin, Gombrich, Goodman, Wollheim, and Danto. With an introduction from the editors and comprehensively indexed, The Routledge Companion to the Philosophies of Painting and Sculpture serves as a point of entry to the subject for a broad range of students as well as an up-to-date reference for scholars in the field.

Philosophy and the Moving Image

Author : Noël Carroll
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190683325
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy and the Moving Image written by Noël Carroll and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wide-ranging, eclectic collection of essays on philosophy and the moving image by a pre-eminent philosopher of art This volume presents a selection of philosopher Noël Carroll's essays-several of which appear in print here for the first time-at the intersection of philosophy, film, and television. The volume begins with broad, foundational issues-what the moving image is, the nature of the medium of film and how we should evaluate it-engaging critically with the most essential problems and puzzles in the field. Carroll then moves to more focused issues in the philosophy of film and television. He reflects on whether ethical defects in fictional characters such as Tony Soprano have an impact on artistic excellence; the role of films in political debates (using the examples of Star Trek and Planet of the Apes); the question of whether film can do philosophy in its own way; and philosophical themes in avant-garde cinema. His analysis touches on a broad range of areas in philosophy including metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, politics, and aesthetics. The book then concludes with philosophical re-assessments of key figures in the philosophy of the moving image-Sergei Eisenstein, Arthur Danto, Bela Balasz, and Stanley Cavell. A wide-ranging and eclectic collection of work by a major figure in aesthetics and the philosophy of film and television, this volume will appeal to scholars, students, and cinephiles alike.

An Epistemology of Criminological Cinema

Author : David Grčki
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040021026
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book An Epistemology of Criminological Cinema written by David Grčki and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Standing at the intersection of criminology and philosophy, this book demonstrates the ways in which mythic movies and television series can provide an understanding of actual crimes and social harms. Taking three social problems as its subjects – capitalist political economy, structural injustice, and racism – the book explores the ways in which David Fincher’s Fight Club (1999), HBO’s Game of Thrones (2011–2019), and Jordan Peele’s Us (2019) offer solutions by reconceiving justice in terms of personal and collective transformation, utopian thinking, and the relationship between racism and elitism, respectively. In doing so, the authors set out a theory of understanding the world based on cinematic and televisual works of art and conclude with a template that establishes a methodology for future use. An Epistemology of Criminological Cinema is authoritative and accessible, ideal reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students, criminologists, philosophers, and film, television, and literary critics with an interest in social justice and social harm.

Narrative Complexity

Author : Marina Grishakova
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496214900
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book Narrative Complexity written by Marina Grishakova and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The variety in contemporary philosophical and aesthetic thinking as well as in scientific and experimental research on complexity has not yet been fully adopted by narratology. By integrating cutting-edge approaches, this volume takes a step toward filling this gap and establishing interdisciplinary narrative research on complexity. Narrative Complexity provides a framework for a more complex and nuanced study of narrative and explores the experience of narrative complexity in terms of cognitive processing, affect, and mind and body engagement. Bringing together leading international scholars from a range of disciplines, this volume combines analytical effort and conceptual insight in order to relate more effectively our theories of narrative representation and complexities of intelligent behavior. This collection engages important questions on how narrative complexity functions as an agent of cultural evolution, how our understanding of narrative complexity can be extended in light of new research in the social sciences and humanities, how interactive media produce new types of narrative complexity, and how the role of embodiment as a factor of narrative complexity acquires prominence in cognitive science and media studies. The contributors explore narrative complexity transmitted through various semiotic channels, embedded in multiple contexts, and experienced across different media, including film, comics, music, interactive apps, audiowalks, and ambient literature.

Aesthetics as Philosophy of Perception

Author : Bence Nanay
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199658447
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Aesthetics as Philosophy of Perception written by Bence Nanay and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bence Nanay explores how many influential debates in aesthetics look very different, and may be easier to tackle, if we clarify the assumptions they make about perception and experience. He focuses on the ways in which the distinction between distributed and focused attention can help us re-evaluate various key concepts and debates in aesthetics.