The Logic of Disorder: A Dynamic View of Cognitive Aesthetics

The Logic of Disorder: A Dynamic View of Cognitive Aesthetics

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Main Author: Schartman, Samantha
Language:English
Published: Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK 2010
Subjects:
English literature
Fine Arts
Language
Language Arts
Linguistics
Philosophy
Psychology
entropy
neg-entropy
embodiment
phenomenology
semiotics
cognitive aesthetics
semiotic square
diegesis
blending
actant
temporality
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-case12701806852021-08-03T05:33:33Z The Logic of Disorder: A Dynamic View of Cognitive Aesthetics Schartman, Samantha English literature Fine Arts Language Language Arts Linguistics Philosophy Psychology entropy neg-entropy embodiment phenomenology semiotics cognitive aesthetics semiotic square diegesis blending actant temporality In observing various patterns of organization I have come to a similar conclusion as that of seminal theorist and psychologist Rudolf Arnheim; that there is a neg-entropic drive towards order as exemplified by the presence of phenomena such as societies, governments and grammars. In contrast to this, due to the fact that we are embodied beings, there is also an entropic drive (germinating from human phenomenology) towards chaos. We see this demonstrated by the existence of emotion, free will, weather patterns and so on. These conflicting drives follow along an order/disorder axis. As these drives follow along this continuum in opposite directions, a tension, or force dynamic relationship, is created between the entropic and the neg-entropic. I assert that it is this tension that results in aesthetic appeal or dynamism and that this effect, which is not specific to any one modality, is a discrete character of the cognitive underpinnings of the aesthetic experience. 2010-07-06 English text Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1270180685 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1270180685 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic English literature
Fine Arts
Language
Language Arts
Linguistics
Philosophy
Psychology
entropy
neg-entropy
embodiment
phenomenology
semiotics
cognitive aesthetics
semiotic square
diegesis
blending
actant
temporality
spellingShingle English literature
Fine Arts
Language
Language Arts
Linguistics
Philosophy
Psychology
entropy
neg-entropy
embodiment
phenomenology
semiotics
cognitive aesthetics
semiotic square
diegesis
blending
actant
temporality
Schartman, Samantha
The Logic of Disorder: A Dynamic View of Cognitive Aesthetics
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