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Experimental aesthetics is the second oldest research area in psychology, psychophysics being the only field which is older. [1] In his central work Introduction to Aesthetics (Vorschule der Ästhetik) Fechner describes his empirical approach extensively and in detail. Experimental aesthetics is characterized by a subject-based, inductive approach.
Although IAEA has been active for half a century, the domain of experimental aesthetics is much older. It is the second-oldest branch of scientific psychology, traditionally dating from 1876, the year Gustav Theodor Fechner (1801-1887) published his Vorschule der Aesthetik (Preschool of Aesthetics). Fechner, who also is credited with founding ...
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Gustav Theodor Fechner (/ ˈ f ɛ x n ər /; German:; 19 April 1801 – 18 November 1887) [1] was a German physicist, philosopher, and experimental psychologist.A pioneer in experimental psychology and founder of psychophysics (techniques for measuring the mind), he inspired many 20th-century scientists and philosophers.
Edward Bullough (28 March 1880 – 17 September 1934) was an English aesthetician and scholar of modern languages, who worked at the University of Cambridge.He did experimental work on the perception of colours, and in his theoretical work introduced the concept of psychical distance: that which "appears to lie between our own self and its affections" in aesthetic experience.
Hegel's Aesthetics is regarded by many as one of the greatest aesthetic theories to have been produced since Aristotle. [7] Hegel's thesis about the historical dissolution of art has been the subject of much scholarly debate and influenced such thinkers like Theodor W. Adorno , Martin Heidegger , György Lukács , Jacques Derrida and Arthur Danto .
The analysis of individual experience and behaviour based on experimental methods is a central part of experimental aesthetics. In particular, the perception of works of art, [60] music, sound, [61] or modern items such as websites [62] or other IT products [63] is studied. Experimental aesthetics is strongly oriented towards the natural sciences.
Aesthetics of science is the study of beauty and matters of taste within the scientific endeavour. Aesthetic features like simplicity, elegance and symmetry are sources of wonder and awe for many scientists, thus motivating scientific pursuit. [ 3 ]