Module 2

For each video and article list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

·         Platos: “manifestation of something beautiful attracts the person who sees it,” identified with Aros.

·         Ideas on beauty didn’t take into account the role of art in Aesthetics.

·         Joe Adison’s pleasures of imagination marked the beginning of modern aesthetic theory.

·         Frank Hutchinson’s inquiry concerning beauty, order, harmony, and design is the first systematic philosophical treatment of Aesthetics.

Which philosopher's theroy on aesthetics do you feel is most important? Be sure to mention the philosphers name, era (time in history), and contribution to the aesthetic theory in your response.

Frank Hutchinson’s (1891-1945) theory on aesthetics stuck with me the most. His inquiry concerning beauty, order, harmony and design was the first systematic philosophical treatment of the subject of aesthetics. I feel like since his ideas were brought about early on, others based their theories off of Hutchinson’s and added their own twist.

 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? 

Both Chanqeux and Ramachandran provided supportive material to back their claims. They both provided some coherent evidence as to why humans feel the way they do about art. Ramachandran tied everything together when he said that science and art meet in the brain. This goes to how peoples various feelings come about.

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How do the videos and article relate to the readings in the text?

The videos were good for getting the idea of aesthetics down and the reading helped me understand aesthetics more and answer my own questions about its development. The reading gave pretty much the same general definition of aesthetics as the video, the video game more of the history of it and its contributors, like Frank Hutchinson and Alexander Baumgarten.