Search for dissertations about: "Aesthetic Appreciation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Aesthetic Appreciation.

2. 1. Aesthetic Appreciation Explicated

   Author : Östen Axelsson; Mats E. Nilsson; Birgitta Berglund; Terry Hartig; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Aesthetic Appreciation; Information-Load Model; Photographs; Soundscapes; Theory Development; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : The present doctoral thesis outlines a new model in psychological aesthetics, named the Information-Load Model. This model asserts that aesthetic appreciation is grounded in the relationship between the amount of information of stimuli and people’s capacity to process this information. READ MORE

4. 2. Aesthetic Valuing and the Self

   Author : Irene Martínez Marín; Elisabeth Schellekens; Keren Gorodeisky; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Aesthetic Judgement; Personal Autonomy; Emotions; Aesthetic Agency; Akrasia; Rational Requirements; Transformative Experiences; Estetik; Aesthetics;

   Abstract : This thesis concerns the relation between aesthetically valuable objects and the agents that aesthetically value them. An investigation is undertaken into the psychology and rationality of such agents. I argue that self-related elements such as emotions and standing value commitments play an irreducible role in successful aesthetic engagement. READ MORE

5. 3. Affective responses to music in depressed individuals : Aesthetic judgments, emotions, and the impact of music-evoked autobiographical memories

   Author : Laura Stavroula Sakka; Patrik N Juslin; Urs Nater; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; depression; music listening; emotional reactions; emotion regulation; aesthetic judgment; cognitive bias; music-evoked autobiographical memories;

   Abstract : Music’s powerful influence on our affective states is often utilized in everyday life for emotion regulation and in music-therapeutic interventions against depression. Given this ability of music to influence emotions and symptoms in depressed people, it appears imperative to understand how these individuals affectively respond to music. READ MORE

6. 4. Means to measure the aesthetic properties of wood

   Author : Olof Broman; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Wood Technology; Träteknik;

   Abstract : Wood is a biological material with inherent aesthetic properties which can give the final product a competitive advantage over other materials. In this thesis, people’s feelings and preferences for Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) wood surfaces have been examined. READ MORE

7. 5. Views of Nature and Environmental Concern in Iceland

   Author : Þorvardur Árnason; Elfar Loftsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Views; Nature; Environmental; Concern; Ethics; Iceland; Miljöhistoria; Island; Naturuppfattning; Naturskydd; Historia; Water in nature and society; Vatten i natur och samhälle;

   Abstract : Environmental concern in contemporary societies is a complex phenomenon which is shaped and influenced by a host of different factors. One of the most important of these is the interplay between culture and nature that has taken place during the course of a nation’s history and the various ‛views of nature’ that such interplay has generated. READ MORE