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Cognitive iconology : when and how psychology explains images /

Cognitive Iconology is a new theory of the relation of psychology to art. Instead of being an application of psychological principles, it is a methodologically aware account of psychology, art and the nature of explanation. Rather than fight over biology or culture, it shows how they must fit togeth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Verstegen, Ian (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Editions Rodopi, 2014.
Colección:Consciousness, literature & the arts ; 37.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Cognitive Iconology is a new theory of the relation of psychology to art. Instead of being an application of psychological principles, it is a methodologically aware account of psychology, art and the nature of explanation. Rather than fight over biology or culture, it shows how they must fit together. The term "cognitive iconology" is meant to mirror other disciplines like cognitive poetics and musicology but the fear that images must be somehow transparent to understanding is calmed by the stratified approach to explanation that is outlined. In the book, cognitive iconology is a theory of co.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (188 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789401210706
9401210705
9042038241
9789042038240
ISSN:1573-2193 ;