This paper phenomenologically and qualitatively explores the relationship between humans and flowers as a relationship that throws light on the synergetic dynamics of embodied aesthetics. Its methods include qualitative description and thematic analyses of preferred flower types, as well as concept maps of the general term 'flower' by 120 students in Israel. The results revealed the interactive...

This article argues for an aesthetic approach to resisting oppression based on judgments of bodily unattractiveness. Philosophical theories have often suggested that appropriate aesthetic judgments should converge on sets of objects consensually found to be beautiful or ugly. The convergence of judgments about human bodies, however, is a significant source of injustice, because people judged to...

one of the issues in theory field of architecture semiotic which has been considered in recent decades is how different layers of a contextual architecture work together and the effect of this cooperation on consolidation or fall in solidarity of architecture system. to specify this subject it is essential to know about classification of triple conceptions' semiotic named icon, index, symb...

A large literature exists in which scientists describe their field as beautiful and the work they do as inspiring and passionate. Science teaching should strive to foster learning of substantive and powerful science ideas in ways that connect to the beauty inherent in those ideas. Our conception of learning science, that of learning for aesthetic understanding, achieves this goal by building on...

Aesthetic responses to visual art comprise multiple types of experiences, from sensation and perception to emotion and self-reflection. Moreover, aesthetic experience is highly individual, with observers varying significantly in their responses to the same artwork. Combining fMRI and behavioral analysis of individual differences in aesthetic response, we identify two distinct patterns of neural...

A growing number of studies are investigating the way that aesthetic experiences are generated across different media. Empathy with a perceived human artist has been suggested as a common mechanism [1]. In this study, people heard 30 s excerpts of ambiguous music and poetry preceded by neutral, positively valenced, or negatively valenced information about the composer's or author's intent. The ...

Do aesthetic reasons have normative authority over us? Could there be anything like an ‘ought’ or obligation? I argue that are no obligations. We to act certain ways regarding various objects – most notably, attend and appreciate those objects. But, argue, these never amount duties. This is because merely evaluative, not deontic. They can only entice us invite they compel us. Beauty gives goods...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to suggest that physical experience can contribute to the comprehension of scientific data, especially through artistic approaches. Design/methodology/approach A number of relevant case studies is presented to make the case. Findings ‘Objective’ or neutral data-visualisation does not exist. Every visualisation process relies on human definitions or mediation...