Project Gutenberg 2003-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 103 Howes, Ethel Puffer 1872 1950 Puffer, Ethel D. Howes, Ethel Dench Puffer The Psychology of Beauty Criticism and aesthetics -- The nature of beauty -- The aesthetic repose -- The beauty of fine art; The beauty of visual form; Space composition among the old masters -- The beauty of music -- The beauty of literature -- The nature of the emotions of the drama -- The beauty of ideas. "The Psychology of Beauty" by Ethel Puffer Howes is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the nature of beauty, aiming to blend philosophical theories and empirical psychological studies to provide a coherent understanding of aesthetic experience and its emotional impact on individuals. The opening of the work serves as a preface where Howes introduces the fundamental questions regarding the experience of beauty in both nature and art. She discusses the historical evolution of thought surrounding beauty, from speculative philosophical theories to empirical studies investigating the aesthetic experience. Howes emphasizes the need for an integrated approach that combines modern psychology with philosophy, proposing that understanding beauty requires a synthesis of various theories and facts about human perception and emotional response. The section sets the stage for a deeper exploration of beauty, its elements, and the psychological conditions that bring about aesthetic pleasure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Aesthetics N Text Art Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 430848 430849 2024-10-02T09:50:40.616549 2023-10-02T08:44:32.937453 text/html text/html 430841 430842 2024-10-02T09:50:40.880560 2023-10-02T08:44:33.105439 text/html text/html 223065 2024-10-02T09:50:47.117515 application/epub+zip 228026 2024-10-02T09:50:42.858529 application/epub+zip 228025 2024-10-02T09:50:41.544560 application/epub+zip 394110 2024-10-02T09:50:50.600503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375545 2024-10-02T09:50:46.446500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344512 2022-09-02T11:36:39.184526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410256 410284 2024-10-02T09:50:40.205541 2023-10-02T08:44:32.653472 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 405532 2021-01-08T23:40:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146624 2021-01-08T23:40:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19323 2024-10-02T09:50:50.732506 application/rdf+xml 12410 2024-10-02T09:50:42.243512 image/jpeg 3450 2024-10-02T09:50:41.968533 image/jpeg 218379 2024-10-02T09:50:40.916532 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia