In descriptions of experiences of art, a central and recurring theme is that people seem to become something other than themselves when viewing a painting or listening to poetry or music. Yet, despite its key importance, there has never been a sustained description and analysis of aesthetic absorption by either psychologists or philosophers. This text uses an interdisciplinary approach to revive the use of a pragmatic philosophy of self and aesthetic experience, and fuses it with current work in social and developmental psychology.
- ISBN10 0745013953
- ISBN13 9780745013954
- Publish Date 1 April 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 May 1998
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pearson Education Limited
- Imprint Prentice-Hall
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 250
- Language English