Concepts in aesthetics

I examine the Impressionists and the role they played in challenging the pre-conceived notions of what art could be at the time. I then move onto the topic of aesthetics and the role beauty has played in the art world. Clive Bell’s significant form theory – the success of a work of art comes from a combination of its lines, colours and shapes – is then explored before I move onto the art as expression theory and…

never arbitrarily deemed as such. In fact, in order to be regarded in such high esteem, one must present a level of ability to bring to light and analyze paramount issues of a particular time period. Critic Harold Bloom claimed that no aspect beyond aesthetics, or influence should be considered when determining whether a work or text is great or worthy of being in the literary cannon. This essay will specifically delve into Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and how it completes preceding works…

that would focus on someone or something involving a lock and a key while expressing an emotion. This project wasn’t a solo project, but instead involved working with one other person. The lock and key could be metaphoric or literal and from that concept we had to tell a story in twelve to fifteen shots. Our idea was to convey a young musician finding the right “key” on his guitar and “unlock” the excitement (which was our assigned emotion) inside of him. I believe the project turned out…

student might learn something about themselves they never knew about. It teach them to improve their flaws. It is a good thing for student to see a different angle of punishment. This concept is important because this would impact our judgement. Some people might judge something or someone without even knowing them. This concept tells them to stop and look at it a different way, and have an open mind to what it is. It also is asking them to go beyond the project, it is testing them if they can…

supporting the claim. (Huemer 47-57) René Descartes holds the opposite opinion, which he discusses in ‘Meditations One and Two.’ While there is validity to both sides of the argument, Huemer’s essay proves to be more reliable after dissecting Descartes’ concepts of existence. Huemer proposes that no one can know anything about the external world, or anything that exists outside of the mind. It is impossible to be certain of how many fingers one has, or if surrounding objects are real or solely…

out for me over the next couple of years. I have set before me a really demanding list of goals, and in order for me to achieve these goals I am going to have to systematically apply all of the psychological concepts that I have learned to my everyday life. Starting with the most basic concepts like getting enough sleep, or meditating will assist me by means of escape from everyday struggles. Achieving each of the aforementioned goals will help minimize my stress, and benefit me in ways that I…

and varying levels of activation or arousal of the physiological system that consumers experience in their bodies. 4. Associative networks: An organized structure of knowledge, meanings, and beliefs about some concept such as a brand. Each meaning concept is linked to other concepts to form a network of associations. 5.…

psychologist and cognitive learning theorist, in 1967 (2009). The author details a few of the goals of the Discovery Learning theory and one that stood out was to promote “a ‘deep’ understanding.” As an educator, I strive to instill a deep understanding of concepts in my students. Description of Theory: Discovery Learning really puts the majority of the learning responsibility on the student. It’s practices encourage students to ask questions, do research, think about their personal…

arises because indicators routinely fail to capture the full content of a systemized concept.”…

Race is an entirely arbitrary parameter by which to judge any human being, and it is detrimental to the advancement of our global society to do so in any fashion. Students across our nation are being held back by laws that were created on a foundation of racism and bigotry, which are supported by those who have been indoctrinated with such anti-logical dogma, rather than those who have analyzed their own ideologies and edited them when found to be lacking in any sort of intrinsic value. In the…