Neuroaesthetics

by Martin Skov, Arnold Berleant, Oshin Vartanian, et al.

Book Overview

The beginning of psychological aesthetics is normally traced back to the publication of Gustav Theodor Fechner's seminal book "Vorschule der Aesthetik" in 1876. Following in the footsteps of this rich tradition, editors Martin Skov and Oshin Vartanian view neuroaesthetics - the emerging field of inquiry concerned with uncovering the ways in which aesthetic behavior is caused by brain processes - as a natural extension of Fechner's 'empirical spirit'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895033364
• ISBN13: 9780895033369
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 308 Pages