1.) In the first video they talk about how aesthetics is the philosophical study of art and the beauty that is presented through art. Picasso, Plato, Aristotle, Hutcheson, and others are all discussed in this video and how their works of art represent beauty, and aesthetics. Later on in the video it talks about modern art forms such as cinema, photography, comics, etc. In the second video Changeux and Ramachandran talk about aesthetics very in depth and how art effects our emotions and our everyday lives.
2.) I believe Aristotle's theory on aesthetics was the most important because he believed that order and symmetry were the "chief forms of beauty" showing how important they are in photography, drawing, and mathematical sciences. Aristotle was alive during the Ancient Philosophy era.
3.) Changeux believes in the scientific genetic envelope for the origins of art. Through the video, he continues on and goes very into depth about the human brain and how we are mentally effected by art. The most interesting thing about Changeux's speech is how he viewed the relation between art and science together as one. Rakmachandran also believes in the relation of the science between art and our brains. I also enjoyed hearing his humor throughout the video. The most interesting part to me was how he showed that a completely distorted Picasso painting was praised by critics even though it looked horrible.
4.) All of the stuff that was talked about in the article was also directly talked about in the 2 videos. The videos just talked more in depth about every point that the article had, making it easier to understand everything being discussed.
5.) I liked how the films were very educational, even though they were definitely on the more boring side. I liked watching the videos better than reading the article because I am more of a visual learner than by only reading an article.
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