Title: 4. “Suspension of disbelief” is an essential feature of theatre. Is it essential in other areas of knowledge? Develop your answer with reference to two areas of knowledge.
Suspension of disbelief is a strategy of knowledge. In order to fully indulge in something, I must put aside previous knowledge. This is a vital idea to have before going beyond the first level of analysis of a situation.
Suspension of disbelief is essential in other areas of knowledge like the human sciences and the arts. In law, especially United States criminal prosecution laws, suspension of disbelief is essential in all cases. When defending a guilty client, lawyers must put aside their beliefs in order to defend them and win the case.
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How is knowledge of the arts influenced by the suspension of disbelief?
My knowledge of the arts is influenced by suspension of disbelief by allowing me to travel from era to era without leaving the comfort of my home. I can easily search online for art from the 1800’s and allow myself to forget that I am looking at this artwork through a plastic screened piece of technology that would have never been imagined to be created, and acknowledge the reality of the time the art was created.
I can say that this claim is true, simply by stating my past experiences observing any kind of art. When I play my cello, I unleash myself into the world of Bach and Beethoven and let my fingers glide through the fingerboard and let them utter words and feelings from the past. The sounds created has never lost meaning or emotion through all of the millions of musicians, the suspension of disbelief has been present through all of us,and has enabled the language of music to keep its meaning through thousands of
Suspension of disbelief is a strategy of knowledge. In order to fully indulge in something, I must put aside previous knowledge. This is a vital idea to have before going beyond the first level of analysis of a situation.
Suspension of disbelief is essential in other areas of knowledge like the human sciences and the arts. In law, especially United States criminal prosecution laws, suspension of disbelief is essential in all cases. When defending a guilty client, lawyers must put aside their beliefs in order to defend them and win the case.
To what extent is …show more content…
How is knowledge of the arts influenced by the suspension of disbelief?
My knowledge of the arts is influenced by suspension of disbelief by allowing me to travel from era to era without leaving the comfort of my home. I can easily search online for art from the 1800’s and allow myself to forget that I am looking at this artwork through a plastic screened piece of technology that would have never been imagined to be created, and acknowledge the reality of the time the art was created.
I can say that this claim is true, simply by stating my past experiences observing any kind of art. When I play my cello, I unleash myself into the world of Bach and Beethoven and let my fingers glide through the fingerboard and let them utter words and feelings from the past. The sounds created has never lost meaning or emotion through all of the millions of musicians, the suspension of disbelief has been present through all of us,and has enabled the language of music to keep its meaning through thousands of