aesthetic of infinite simplicity

... whether the aesthetic appeal of fractals depends specifically on how the fractals are generated. To determine if there is any systematic difference in the aesthetic quality of fractals of different ... investigation of the relationship between fractal dimension and aesthetic appeal for fractal images of natural and human origin has not previously been attempted. Ours is the first direct comparison of aesthetic ... reserved. Keywords: Fractals; Aesthetics; Aesthetic preferences 1. Introduction In contrast to the smoothness of many human-made objects, the boundaries of natural forms are often best characterised...

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... built-in periods of rest, you can get some great periods of focus. There are many variations on this, but some ideas might include: 10 minutes of focus + 2 minutes of rest; 25 minutes of focus + ... Others need to follow the news of their industry closely, and constantly read updates of news sites. Being connected all the time, being part of this constant stream of distraction, is an expectation ... wisely. Once you’re out of your inbox, you can prioritize. You can decide what’s important, because you’re no longer at the mercy of the requests of others. What’s the best use of your time? What...

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... that of the “counter-modern aesthetics”. This is at least what Berta Pérez’s discussion of the aesthetic aspect of Žižek’s Lacanian reading of films tries to prove (“The Aesthetic Dimension of ... scholars in questions of aesthetics (questions both of aesthetic evaluation and of aesthetic experience). 8 The trend often referred to as “the return to beauty” is an example of this, again dating ... independent of human (past or present) activity. The turn to “affect” enables discussion of the important question of the appeal of works of art, of the emotional and subjective aspects of our...

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... terms of the demand to show how it can satisfactorily handle the possibility of such cases of faultless disagreement – that is, of such cases of conflicting aesthetic evaluations, none of which ... exemplifications of aesthetic values, but which nonetheless accept that it makes sense to speak of the aesthetic worth of objects and provide a satisfactory theory of such talk. Furthermore, the idea of reflection ... only certain aspects of the worth of the objects (e.g. the elegance or inventiveness of its drawing). 31 But due to this limitation of the acceptance of possible cases of faultless disagreement, sentimentalism...

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... ideals of gameplay aesthetics. To suggest a game to someone else is simply the act of matching one’s understanding of the game’s gameplay with one’s perception of another person’s aesthetical ... new science, the notion of aesthetics was quickly connected to the appreciation of art and judgment of taste [18]. Since the beginning of the 20 th century the number of art styles has exploded ... distinguish gameplay aesthetics from other types of aesthetics. Secondly, Giddings and Kennedy argue that “any consideration of videogame play aesthetics must consider questions of agency” [10],...

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... member of the profession, certain capabilities and moral stances can be expected. It is in the sense of pro- fessionalism, of a binding professional ethos, because it makes the so-called system of ... “Declaration of Geneva of the World Medical Association”. There, the medical profession is committed to one particular goal, namely to the health of the patients: “The health of my patient ... primarily for the realization of profit. (That, of course, does not exclude that the members of certain professions earn their livelihood through their job.) However, professions are primarily committed...

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... to AESTHETIC JUDGEMENT OF URBAN SCENES 25 Regarding the (implicit) standards of scenic beauty, Nasar proposed (1994, 1997) two types of variable in the context of urban design: Attributes of ... little of the research mentioned above evaluated urban stimuli, or the role that familiarity or recognition of visualized scenes may play in processes of aesthetic evaluation. The development of ... consider to be of great importance for research in this field. Another of the goals of the present study was to explore the role that the restorative capacity of a place, in terms of the Attentional...

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... activities of many corporations are turning to the production of images instead of focussing on the production of material objects. Moreover, in today’s economy the production and con- sumption of images ... strand of corporate envi- ronmental management research develops ever increasing sophisticated prescriptions of Utopia. But without a hermeneutic understanding of aesthetic consumption, of design ... ahead of China (239.8 million) and well ahead of India (121.9 million). However, when looking at the share of the consumer class of the national population, we get a strong presentiment of what...

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... 233–244 243 The cycle of preference: Long-term dynamics of aesthetic appreciation Claus-Christian Carbon * Chair General Psychology and Methodology, Department of Psychology, University of Bamberg, Markusplatz ... high degrees of preference in general. Further notions of fixed properties of general aesthetic value range from color attributes, balance and proportion factors, contrast and intensity of a stimulus ... (e.g., the sharp contours of the teeth of a shark or the pointy shape of the overall appearance of a shark) and are associated with potential injuries (e.g., thorn of a rose) (see Fig. 1). Thus,...

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... St-Pierre Assistant Professor in Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Laval University Quebec City, Canada laurie.st-pierre@fmd.ulaval.ca Dr Deborah S. Cobb Associate Professor, Department of Operative ... therefore a replica of the ideal wax-up of the desired restorative outcome. It is very practical when no major enameloplasty is required, since this would not allow the place- ment of the silicone ... shape of teeth on a patient’s diagnostic cast with the application of wax and by reducing the stone as needed. It is well known that this diag- nostic tool is indispensable in complex aesthetic cases....

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... picture of a mosaic of primitive and derived aspects of the organization of the human orbitofrontal cortex was also the result of Van Essen’s (2005) comparison with macaques. The overall layout of ... stimuli, suggests that its role in aesthetic preference might be to represent the reward value of each visual stimulus. The comparison of the orbitofrontal cortex of a large number of macaques and humans ... Hof, P. R., et al. (2004). Sister grouping of chimpanzees and humans as revealed by genome-wide phylogenetic analysis of brain gene expression profiles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...

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