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100 1 _aLee, Vernon,
_d1856-1935
245 1 4 _aThe Beautiful: An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2008-10-17
508 _aProduced by Ruth Hart
520 _a"The Beautiful: An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics" by Vernon Lee is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the psychological underpinnings of aesthetic experiences, particularly focusing on the concept of beauty and how it relates to mental activities and perceptions. It aims to explore the nature of beauty by examining how it elicits specific responses and emotions from individuals when encountering various forms of art and nature. The opening of the text introduces the author’s intent to provide a non-technical exploration of aesthetics, aimed at readers without a psychological background. Lee discusses the fundamental concepts associated with beauty, highlighting that rather than defining beauty itself, he seeks to understand the mental states triggered when one perceives something as beautiful. He emphasizes the importance of contemplation and subjective experience over practical considerations, setting the stage for a deeper analysis of how our emotional responses to beauty shape our understanding of art and aesthetics throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPsychology, Applied
653 _aAesthetics
653 _aForm (Aesthetics)
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26942
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