Clockwork MuseWhat determines the evolution of styles in poetry, painting, music, and architecture? Are there universal laws of art history to which even Shakespeare, Beethoven, and Picasso were subject? In this highly original and provocative book, cognitive psychologist Colin Martindale challenges conventional theories that seek to explain changes in the arts as the result of political, religious, or social forces. "Social forces do not cause change in art; they distort it," he writes. Martindale argues that it is the pressure for novelty that shapes individual artistic careers and trends, whether in literature, music, or the visual arts....Through the use of computer models and experimental simulations, Martindale explores the psychological factors involved in producing novel responses and he traces the stylistic changes that derive from this need for novelty.--Book jacket. |
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... human powers of abstraction actually increased across the time span they studied . In study- ing early myths , Neumann faced the archeologist's dilemma : since almost all that survives from ancient times is art and myth , his theory is ...
... human powers of abstraction actually increased across the time span they studied . In study- ing early myths , Neumann faced the archeologist's dilemma : since almost all that survives from ancient times is art and myth , his theory is ...
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... human history to a mean- ingless struggle for survival . Darwin never denied that people have done all sorts of interesting things while they struggled to survive . Had human- ity not survived , however , we should not be here to ask ...
... human history to a mean- ingless struggle for survival . Darwin never denied that people have done all sorts of interesting things while they struggled to survive . Had human- ity not survived , however , we should not be here to ask ...
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... Human and Animal Psychology . New York : Macmillan . 1904. Völkerpsychologie . Leipzig : W. Engelmann . YEATS ... Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort : An Introduction to Human Ecology . New York : Hafner . Index 391 ...
... Human and Animal Psychology . New York : Macmillan . 1904. Völkerpsychologie . Leipzig : W. Engelmann . YEATS ... Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort : An Introduction to Human Ecology . New York : Hafner . Index 391 ...
Contents
A Scientific Approach to Art and Literature | 1 |
A Psychological Theory of Aesthetic Evolution | 34 |
Modern French Poetry | 77 |
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