1. For each video and article list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
One of the key concepts mentioned in the first video was that Aesthetics is the study of beauty and art. However, beauty and art are actually very different things. I also learned that the systematic study of art began during the 5th century in Athens.
2. Which philosopher's theory on aesthetics do you feel is most important? Be sure to mention the philosophers name, era (time in history), and contribution to the aesthetic theory in your response.
I feel like the most important philosopher's theory on aesthetics is Aristotle's. Who was around 5th century Athens. Even though he was a student of Plato he completely disagreed with him as to how important aesthetics was. Through his book, The Poetics, he rebuttals Plato's critique of the arts, and also became one of the most influential books on art theory. It maintained that arousing strong emotions, such as pity and fear, was good for the citizenry of Athens. He stated that, "The chief forms of beauty are order and symmetry and definiteness, which the mathematical sciences demonstrate in a special degree." He inferred specific rules of composition, and was most famous for his creation of the "three unities." The unity of action, time, and place.
3. What do you think about Changeux and Ramachandran scientific view of aesthetics and art? What was the most interesting fact you discovered from each speakers lecture?
4. How do the videos and article relate to the readings in the text?
Like the reading the both the videos and article discuss the different aspects of art. They also all talked about what role aesthetics plays in art.
5. What is your opinion of the films and article? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics in your reading in the text?
I found both the films and article very informative and interesting. They both adequately explain their major concepts very well. Although both videos were rather long it did provide me with some interesting facts that I had not known before. Both the films and the article related to the reading very well. It when in depth on some points that were mentioned in the reading and provided more detail towards them.
One of the key concepts mentioned in the first video was that Aesthetics is the study of beauty and art. However, beauty and art are actually very different things. I also learned that the systematic study of art began during the 5th century in Athens.
2. Which philosopher's theory on aesthetics do you feel is most important? Be sure to mention the philosophers name, era (time in history), and contribution to the aesthetic theory in your response.
I feel like the most important philosopher's theory on aesthetics is Aristotle's. Who was around 5th century Athens. Even though he was a student of Plato he completely disagreed with him as to how important aesthetics was. Through his book, The Poetics, he rebuttals Plato's critique of the arts, and also became one of the most influential books on art theory. It maintained that arousing strong emotions, such as pity and fear, was good for the citizenry of Athens. He stated that, "The chief forms of beauty are order and symmetry and definiteness, which the mathematical sciences demonstrate in a special degree." He inferred specific rules of composition, and was most famous for his creation of the "three unities." The unity of action, time, and place.
3. What do you think about Changeux and Ramachandran scientific view of aesthetics and art? What was the most interesting fact you discovered from each speakers lecture?
4. How do the videos and article relate to the readings in the text?
Like the reading the both the videos and article discuss the different aspects of art. They also all talked about what role aesthetics plays in art.
5. What is your opinion of the films and article? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics in your reading in the text?
I found both the films and article very informative and interesting. They both adequately explain their major concepts very well. Although both videos were rather long it did provide me with some interesting facts that I had not known before. Both the films and the article related to the reading very well. It when in depth on some points that were mentioned in the reading and provided more detail towards them.
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