{"product_id":"how-art-works-ellen-winner-9780190863357","title":"How Art Works: A Psychological Exploration","description":"There is no end of talk and of wondering about 'art' and 'the arts.' This book examines a number of questions about the arts (broadly defined to include all of the arts). Some of these questions come from philosophy. Examples include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- What makes something art? \u003cbr\u003e- Can anything be art? \u003cbr\u003e- Do we experience \"real\" emotions from the arts? \u003cbr\u003e- Why do we seek out and even cherish sorrow and fear from art when we go out of our way to avoid these very emotions in real life? \u003cbr\u003e- How do we decide what is good art? Do aesthetic judgments have any objective truth value? \u003cbr\u003e- Why do we devalue fakes even if we -- indeed, even the experts--- can't tell them apart from originals? \u003cbr\u003e- Does fiction enhance our empathy and understanding of others? Is art-making therapeutic? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOthers are \"common sense\" questions that laypersons wonder about. Examples include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Does learning to play music raise a child's IQ? \u003cbr\u003e- Is modern art something my kid could do? \u003cbr\u003e- Is talent a matter of nature or nurture? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book examines puzzles about the arts wherever their provenance - as long as there is empirical research using the methods of social science (interviews, experimentation, data collection, statistical analysis) that can shed light on these questions. The examined research reveals how ordinary people think about these questions, and why they think the way they do - an inquiry referred to as intuitive aesthetics. The book shows how psychological research on the arts has shed light on and often offered surprising answers to such questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellen Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190863358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190863357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2019","brand":"Ellen Winner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988813381887,"sku":"9780190863357","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5cf990d3-facc-49e0-aa81-895c24bef9dd.jpg?v=1683296538","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-art-works-ellen-winner-9780190863357","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}