A Transformation Theory of Aesthetics
1st Edition
Published on 26. April 2016
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-138-65135-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book develops a theory of picture perception and aesthetic response, arguing that images can generate in us a complex pattern of mental changes, or transformations. It is essential reading to those seriously involved in linking the arts and cognitive sciences.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-65135-7 (9781138651357)
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Content
List of Figures; Foreword; Introduction; 1. The Biological and Procedural Bases of Neuropsychology 2. The Experimental Evidence 3. The Possible Origins of Cerebral Specialization 4. The Right-Hemisphere Cognitive Paradigm 5. Children's Drawing 6. The Languages of Art 7. A Transformational Theory of Aesthetics 8. Art and Aesthetic Experience 9. The Transformational Planes; Appendix: Psychoanalysis and Art; Notes; Bibliography; Index