Understanding the Beauty Appreciation Trait : Empirical Research on Seeking Beauty in All Things

Rhett Diessner

ISBN 10: 3030323323 / ISBN 13: 9783030323325

Editore: Springer International Publishing, 2019

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book takes the reader on a grand tour of the empirical research concerning the personality trait of appreciation of beauty. It particularly focuses on engagement with natural beauty, engagement with artistic beauty, and engagement with moral beauty. The book addresses philosophers' thoughts about beauty, especially the special emphasis on the intimate relationship between love and beauty; appreciation of beauty from an evolutionary standpoint; and the emerging science of neuroaesthetics. The book concludes with a consideration of beauty and pedagogy/andragogy, as well as methodologies to increase appreciation of beauty.

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• Titolo: Understanding the Beauty Appreciation Trait : Empirical Research on Seeking Beauty in All Things
• Editore: Springer International Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2019
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3030323323
• ISBN 13: 9783030323325
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu

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This book takes the reader on a grand tour of the empirical research concerning the personality trait of appreciation of beauty. It particularly focuses on engagement with natural beauty, engagement with artistic beauty, and engagement with moral beauty. The book addresses philosophers’ thoughts about beauty, especially the special emphasis on the intimate relationship between love and beauty; appreciation of beauty from an evolutionary standpoint; and the emerging science of neuroaesthetics. The book concludes with a consideration of beauty and pedagogy/andragogy, as well as methodologies to increase appreciation of beauty.

             

Informazioni sull?autore

Rhett Diessner is Professor of Psychology at Lewis-Clark State College, USA. He has published in such journals as Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts, Journal of Aesthetic Education, and Ecopsychology.