The Subject of Aesthetics
Download or Read eBook The Subject of Aesthetics PDF written by Tone Roald and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Tone Roald |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2015-11-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004309012 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004309012 |
Rating | : 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Subject of Aesthetics by : Tone Roald
Book excerpt: How does art influence us? In The Subject of Aesthetics, Tone Roald approaches aesthetics as a psychological discipline, showing how works of art challenge our habitual ways of perceiving the world. While aesthetics has traditionally been a philosophical discipline, Roald discusses how it is very much alive in the realm of psychology – a qualitative psychology of lived experience. But what actually constitutes an aesthetics of lived experience? The book answers that question by analyzing people’s own engagement with visual art. What emerges is that the object of aesthetics is indeed the subject.