{"product_id":"antipodean-america-australasia-and-the-constitution-of-us-literature-9780199811809","title":"Antipodean America: Australasia and the Constitution of U.S. Literature","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Aesthetic Brain\u003c\/em\u003e takes the reader on a wide-ranging journey through the world of beauty, pleasure, and art. Chatterjee uses neuroscience to probe how an aesthetic sense is etched in our minds and evolutionary psychology to explain why aesthetic concerns feature centrally in our lives. Along\u003cbr\u003ethe way, Chatterjee addresses fundamental questions: What is beauty? Is beauty universal? How is beauty related to pleasure? What is art? Should art be beautiful? Do we have an instinct for art? Chatterjee starts by probing the reasons that we find people, places, and even numbers beautiful. At the\u003cbr\u003eroot of beauty, he finds, is pleasure. He then examines our pleasures by dissecting why we want and why we like food, sex, and money and how these rewards relate to aesthetic encounters. His ruminations on beauty and pleasure prepare him and the reader to face art. He wanders through the problems of\u003cbr\u003edefining art, understanding contemporary art, and interpreting ancient art. He explores why art, something that seems so useless, also feels fundamental to our humanity. Replete with facts, anecdotes, and analogies, this empirical guide to aesthetics offers scientific answers without deflating the\u003cbr\u003ewonders of beauty and art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anjan Chatterjee MD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199811809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnjan Chatterjee, MD\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a Professor of Neurology, and a member of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and the Center for Neuroscience and Society at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves on the editorial boards of: \u003cem\u003eEmpirical Studies of the Arts\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCognitive and Behavioral Neurology\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBehavioural\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eNeurology\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNeuropsychology\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJournal of Cognitive Neuroscience\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEuropean Neurology\u003c\/em\u003e, The Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Journal of Bioethics: Neuroscience, Brain Science\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePolicy Studies in Ethics, Law and Technology\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2002, he was awarded the Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology by the American Academy of Neurology. He is the President of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics and the President of the Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology Society. His neurology practice focuses on patients with cognitive disorders. His research focuses on spatial cognition, language, ethics, and aesthetics. He has published over 125 peer-reviewed papers and co-edited \u003cem\u003eNeuroethics in Practice: Medicine, Mind, and Society\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39937661010035,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_801f4b83-b1df-497f-8c0e-98fd74275936.jpg?v=1647995190","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/antipodean-america-australasia-and-the-constitution-of-us-literature-9780199811809","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}