Aesthetics blog

1.      In the first video, “Aesthetics: Philosophy of the Arts,” discusses the ideas of key elements in understanding of aesthetics. Learning about the history of the philosophers from way back from Plato to the present time taught me one thing, which was Plato’s perspective on art. He believed that beauty was everywhere and the way one expands their mind can find beauty in everything. Art can have a different effect on everyone in many different ways.

In the second video two scientists shared their insights on neurobiology and their discussion on the human experiences and aesthetics, how people recognize things through visual conception and stimulation of the brain. Jean-Pierre Change also discussed human evolution and its connection to art, by analyzing the brain.

2. The idea of beauty by Plato is most important theory to me. His time in history, the fifth century, he discussed what his definition of beauty was. He felt that just because something was considered a work of art it didn’t always have to be beautiful. It was only considered beautiful depending on the person’s perspective. Plato believed that beauty is what attracts that person to the specific object, place or person.

3.       Changeuxs view of aesthetics and art was what I liked the most. He said it was interesting how he tied the human brain to art. He showed certain sculls where he used as tools.  Art played an emotion not just what looked good, but the feeling behind what caused attraction.

On the other hand, Ramachandrans view on aesthetics was very different. He believed that art actually has meaning and feeling. Art is an aesthetic request of creation. He discussed the brain reactions to real events and compared the brain reaction to what we perceive art.

4. The videos and the readings from the text can relate in similar ways. When it comes to reading the text, the details are more informative when it comes aesthetics and art. While these videos shows a viewpoint of certain individuals. There is no true definition of what art actually is. Over all the videos show what was discussed in the textbook.

5. The first film on the philosophers, I found the most interesting out of the two, this is because I found it interesting when I got to learn about Plato and his views on how he defines beauty. People can create laws and theories of art but some may not know the true definition of art. The second video was too extended, a bore, and hard to understand because of the man’s accent.