2013/01/01 by Semir Zeki · 1 citation
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Aesthetic Perception and Analysis #Multisensory perception and integration #Face Recognition and Perception
paper · pdf · doi:10.3389/fnhum.2013.00730
openalex publication_date 2013/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
Though first published almost one century ago, and though its premise has been disputed, Clive Bell's essay on aesthetics in his book Art still provides fertile ground for discussing problems in aesthetics, especially as they relate to neuroesthetics. In this essay, I begin with a brief account of Bell's ideas on aesthetics, and describe how they focus on problems of importance to neuroesthetics. I also examine where his premise falls short, and where it provides significant insights, from a neuroesthetic and general neurobiological point of view.