Art delights us, but how so, and why? Can art be modes of discovery and creation that enhance understanding? Explore art’s relationship with cognitive science,... video Art Seeking Understanding I: Foundations Episode 01 Season 20 26:47 Watch
Aesthetic Cognitivism is a theory about the value of the arts as sources of understanding — the arts as more than sources of delight, amusement, pleasure, or emotional... playlist Aesthetic Cognitivism I: Overview and Concepts Topic Series 7 videos 51:24 Watch
Aesthetic Cognitivism is a theory about the arts as sources of understanding. What are the scholarly or scientific fields that form its foundation? Explore art’s... playlist Aesthetic Cognitivism II: Intellectual Foundations Topic Series 11 videos 1:19:04 Watch
Aesthetic Cognitivism is a theory about the arts as sources of understanding. What are its potential conclusions and consequences? Will art become a subset of science? Or can... playlist Aesthetic Cognitivism III: Meaning and Implications Topic Series 8 videos 52:12 Watch
Aesthetic Cognitivism is a theory about the arts as sources of understanding. What are the kinds of methods or experiments or ways of thinking that can advance how art might... playlist Aesthetic Cognitivism IV: Research and Methodology Topic Series 11 videos 1:22:10 Watch
Creativity generates art. How can art discern or inform the nature of creativity? Conversely, how can discerning or informing art elucidate the creative process? playlist Arts and the Creative Process Topic Series 7 videos 41:10 Watch
Pascal Boyer Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology and Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis
Christopher Brewer Theologian, Academic Entrepreneur, and Principal Advisor, Templeton Religion Trust
Anjan Chatterjee Professor of Neurology, Psychology, and Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania
