Ep.82. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts

"Recent Trends in the Psychological Study of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts" by Colin MartindaleSummaryThis article, "Recent Trends in the Psychological Study of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts", offers a historical overview of the field of psychological aesthetics and creativity research. Martindale traces the shifting boundaries of psychology, highlighting the movements from grand theories to behaviourism, and then to cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology and neuroscience. The purpose is to understand the trends and developments in the psychological study of aesthetics over the past several decades, examining how the discipline has evolved (particularly in empirical studies) and what key approaches have emerged (such as neuroaesthetics and the study of creativity). It reflects on the rise and fall of behaviourism, the cognitive revolution, and the recent emphasis on evolutionary and neurological perspectives to understand beauty and creativity.

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