Blog 2

1. The first video went through many different philosopher's theory on aesthetics. It basically broke down different eras and described where the term aesthetics came from, starting way back with Plato and Aristotle. In 1700, the actual term was coined by a German philosopher named Alexander Baumgarten. It then goes into how it is affect by technology and much more. The video also went into detail about art and how it doesnt have to beautiful in order to be called art because it really is just someone expressing an emotion. The second video was of two lectures, the first being Changeux. He spoke about "Rules and constraints of artistic creation: the neurobiologist viewpoint."  He explains how when people view art it comes from our brain's activity and how aesthetics is also scientifical. Ramachandran also believes our brain interprets art, but it comes to us over time throughout our life. He explans the science of art and how humanities and science meet in the brain and art is where it starts.

2.I believe that the most important theories on aesthetics are the earliest ones, such as Plato. Plato was a Greek philospher, in Fifth Century Athens. He felt that beauty was found in  works of art which contained harmony and unity of its parts. This is important because it laid the grounds for art and works of art.

3. I found Ramachandran more interesting. He gave stories and connected facts with real life situations and made it a lot more easier to pay attention and understand. I do agree with art science being connected by the brain, but i like to think of art as personal and shouldnt be thought of as so complex as these scientists try to do.

4. I thought the first video was related to chapter two in the text. It explained how art doesn't have to be beautiful, while the book agrees by saying "If we take pleasure in what we see, we say the peach is beautiful." The second video is sort of a different way to think about art. Not dealing with theories but relation it to science and the brain.

5. I thought the first video was more dull compared to the second one. The first was all about the history and went into more depth than we can read in the book. The second I enjoyed Ramachandran. He was a lot easier to understand and I like that they show art in different ways and compared to science.