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Attentional engines : a perceptual theory of the arts / William P. Seeley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Seeley, William P., author.
- Series:
- Thinking art.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Thinking art
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art--Psychology.
- Art.
- Visual perception.
- Neurosciences and the arts.
- Art appreciation--Philosophy.
- Art appreciation.
- Art appreciation--Psychological aspects.
- Aesthetics.
- Perception (Philosophy).
- Philosophy of mind.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
- Other Title:
- Perceptual theory of the arts
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- This title explores the potential of the growing field of cognitive sciences and aesthetics. Along the way it introduces readers to the philosophy of art and evaluates what psychology and neuroscience can and cannot tell us about the nature and value of artworks. Seeley utilizes a case study approach to explain how research in perceptual psychology and the neuroscience of attention can contribute to our everyday understanding of art.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2020.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 18, 2020).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-066218-2
- 0-19-066216-6
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