Video Review

1.  The key concepts from the video CARTA: Neurobiology Neurology and Art and Aesthetics are the human brain and feelings.  It discusses how the human brain reacts when seeing different types of art.  It also talks about how a person feels and responds emotionally when looking at certain kinds of artwork.  In the second video Aesthetics: Philosophy of the Arts the key concepts are what certain philosophers view beauty as.  Some of the Philosophers add on to what other Philosophers have deemed as beautiful.  Most of them had different ideas on the topic.  All the Philosophers had good ideas and points on what beautiful means.  The video also touched upon expression theory which has to do with feelings and how they relate to a theory.

2.  I feel like Plato's theory on aesthetics is most important. He lived during the 4th century b.c. Plato looked at aesthetics as the manifestation of something that is beautiful. People who see it become attracted to it. They remember the beautiful image they saw. Plato also stated, "What is beautiful in itself is not this object or that one, but that which conveys their own nature." I agree with this statement because i think the nature of objects is where the beauty comes in. To me things that are natural are beautiful. Although Plato thought low of artists and poets which I think the opposite but he had good ideas on what beauty is. That is why he is the most important philosopher.

3. I found Changeux's view to be interesting he explains in great detail just how the human brain develops.  He showed many slides of the brain that included a slide of the brain when it is surprised.  He ties this into evolution along with art evolution.  The most interesting fact was when he compared the brain vs. symmetry it was interesting to see.  I also liked the brain scan during surprise.
Ramachandran was much easier to understand and was pretty funny.  He compared a painting by Picasso which was distorted and not very pretty and they called him a genius, but an Indian artist who painted a beautiful picture of a realistic woman was greatly criticized.  He talks about how science and art meet in the brain.  I found it interesting when he was going over the 8 rules of art.  I never knew they existed so it was interesting to watch him going over them.  I liked the rule of symmetry how it is appealing to look at.

4.  I think the videos relate to the text by elaborating a little bit more on the philosophers and their theories.  They also added many visuals and explanations that helped me to understand what i read in the text better.  I think the videos basically expanding on the text in a visual way that made it more stimulating and easier to understand.

5. I enjoyed watching the videos although they were a little long and at times tedious, but gave a lot of information.  They gave greater insight into different philosophers.  I enjoyed learning about the different philosophers and how their theories were so different but all made such great points.  The videos really elaborated on the topic of aesthetics and gave many great examples and theories which made me think more in depth of what I believe aesthetics to be.  It also helped me understand the relationship of art and science to the brain.  I enjoyed seeing the brain scans and their relationships to different events.