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  2. Psychology of art - Wikipedia

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    The work of Theodor Lipps, a Munich-based research psychologist, played an important role in the early development of the concept of art psychology in the early decade of the twentieth century. [citation needed] His most important contribution in this respect was his attempt to theorize the question of Einfuehlung or "empathy", a term that was ...

  3. J. J. C. Smart - Wikipedia

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    Born in Cambridge, England, of Scottish parents, Smart began his education locally, attending The Leys School, a leading independent boarding school.His younger brothers also became professors: Alastair (1922–1992) was Professor of Art History at Nottingham University; Ninian was a professor of religious studies and a pioneer in that field.

  4. Consequentialism - Wikipedia

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    In moral philosophy, consequentialism is a class of normative, teleological ethical theories that holds that the consequences of one's conduct are the ultimate basis for judgement about the rightness or wrongness of that conduct. Thus, from a consequentialist standpoint, a morally right act (including omission from acting) is one that will ...

  5. Eleanor J. Gibson - Wikipedia

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    Eleanor Jack Gibson (7 December 1910 – 30 December 2002) was an American psychologist who focused on reading development and perceptual learning in infants. Gibson began her career at Smith College as an instructor in 1932, publishing her first works on research conducted as an undergraduate student.

  6. Psychohistory - Wikipedia

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    Psychohistory is a social science that analyzes human behavior by combining psychology, history, and other social sciences, while also being a amalgam of psychology, history, and related social sciences and the humanities. [1] Its proponents claim to examine the "why" of history, especially the difference between stated intention and actual ...

  7. La Psychologie de l'Art - Wikipedia

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    La Psychologie de l'Art (The Psychology of Art) is a work of art history by André Malraux. The book offers an explication of Malraux's philosophy of art via the history of Western painting . It was originally published in three volumes: The Imaginary Museum (1947); The Artistic Creation (1948); and Aftermath of the Absolute (1949).

  8. Frances Kamm - Wikipedia

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    Frances Myrna Kamm (/ k æ m /) is an American philosopher specializing in normative and applied ethics.Kamm is currently the Henry Rutgers University Professor of Philosophy and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. [1]

  9. Art and Illusion - Wikipedia

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    Art and Illusion, A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation, is a 1960 book of art theory and history by Ernst Gombrich, derived from the 1956 A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts.