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Showing 1 to 20 of 69 for “"aesthetic value"”.
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A Volitional Theory of Aesthetic Value
… dissertation, I defend a volitionalist theory of aesthetic value. The volitionalist theory is a species of response-based models of aesthetic value: It holds that aesthetic value is based in a kind of human response. Traditional response-based theories of aesthetic value hold that value is based …
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Visual Calculating Aesthetic Value: Formal Models of Description and Evaluation for Aesthetic Systems
… bridges gaps between seeing as an open-ended aesthetic process and mathematical formality in computing methods in architecture and other areas of design. The work extends across two areas of research. First, by taking as background developments in “mathematics of shapes”, it introduces new …
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Meaningful relations: the relational basis of aesthetic judgment and its implications for aesthetic concern in environmental deliberation
… concern for the low priority status attached to aesthetic issues in public deliberation on matters concerning environmental and ethical issues. Although interconnected reasons are identified for the prevalence of this attitude a principal reason is the tendency to assume a conventional …
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Foliage and Fabrication
… context, enabling the viewer to see it for its aesthetic value rather than the object's functional purpose.
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A Study of the Revival of the Arts and Crafts of the Yakima Indian Nation
… a study to discuss the recognized and accepted values of art education, namely: (a) The aesthetic value (b) The cultural value (c) The therapeutic value (d) The vocational and avocational value to those "gifted” and/or interested in the arts.
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The Historical Impact Of Philosophical Naturalism On American Aesthetic Education: Bennett Reimer’s Philosophy Of Music Education As Aesthetic Education
… explanation. The resulting so-called fact-value split biases language against universal, objective values—where empirical observation is said to determine truth, while values are reduced to private emoting or socio-cultural human construction. This research questioned the definition of …
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Η ΑΙΣΘΗΤΙΚΗ ΑΞΙΟΛΟΓΗΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΤΟΠΙΟΥ ΤΩΝ ΠΑΡΑΛΙΑΚΩΝ ΠΕΥΚΟΔΑΣΩΝ ΜΕ ΒΑΣΗ ΤΗΝ ΑΝΑΛΥΣΗΤΩΝ ΠΡΟΤΙΜΗΣΕΩΝ
… BE USEFUL IN THIS DIRECTION. THE CORRELATION OF AESTHETIC VALUE OF THE COASTAL PINE FOREST LANDSCAPES TOSITE CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS NATURAL ELEMENTS, LAND USE DESIGNATIONS, STAND AND FREE FACTORS, ETC. COULD HELP LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, FOREST MANAGERS AND OTHERSPECIALISTS TO: A) STUDY THE EFFECTS …
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Approaches to Nature Aesthetics: East Meets West
Nature aesthetics is examined as an approach to environmental ethics. The characteristics of proper nature appreciation show that every landscape can be appreciated impartially in light of the dynamic processes of nature. However, it is often claimed that natural beauty decreases if humans …
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Left to My Own Devices
… others to notice the everyday and see the aesthetic value of these objects. Often they are organized into a grid. Whether taking an individual object or making multiples into a single image, I am altering the function of these items, reordering them and declaring them as artwork. My …
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Minimizing Chaos
… life and I believe are often overlooked in their aesthetic value. In doing so, I hope to recreate for the viewer the moments of aesthetic discovery that I have found within the patterns, textures, and surface qualities of these objects.
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Techniques of Sensual Perception: The Creation of Emotional Pathways
Some artists strive to create artwork that has aesthetic value. If a piece of artwork has the ability to capture the attention of an audience, it must contain strong sensual attributes. Thus, understanding how to design an art form to contain strong sensual attributes may increase the possibility …
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The Effects of Vegetation on Ecosystem Services Provisioning by Stormwater Bioretention
… has no measurable effect. Notably, overall Ksat values were higher than design standards, potentially due to the exclusion of ruderals, the only plant group that reduced Ksat to a level consistent with engineering targets. The final two chapters of my dissertation examine the effects of …
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Evaluative Mind: Extraneous Influences on Morality, Aesthetics, and Perception
… states: <em>moral evaluation</em> and <em>aesthetic evaluation</em>. I use the domain of morality to explore the impact of emotions on moral value. I use the domain of art to explore influence of spatial features such as size and position, as well as attributions of fame of artist on …
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Exploring the Utility of High Resolution Imagery for Determining Wetland Signatures
… species diversity, recreation, food production, aesthetic value, and transformation of nutrients (Tiner, 1999). The multiple benefits of wetlands make them an important resource to monitor. A literature review suggests a combination of geospatial variables and methods should be tested for …
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Gear Driven
… possesses. Furthermore, mechanical parts have an aesthetic value that is not typically admired and often overlooked because of their functionality .</p> <p>My work recreates the mystique similar to what I experienced as a child at my grandfather's excavating company: seeing something familiar but …
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Three Essays on the Marketing of Innovations
… early adopters’ experienced utility, perceived aesthetic value and attitude toward the product in the long-run. Findings show that the perceived aesthetic value creates a halo effect in the post-adoption phase, such that the influence of early adopters’ experienced utility on attitude gets …
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Translating and interpreting South Africa’s cultures: art, song and dance in Mda’s selected novels
… these artistic expressions to transcend their aesthetic value, acting as powerful symbols of resistance, unity, and healing. These narratives have been selected because they highlight Mda's skill in navigating the complexities of translating South African cultural realities into narrative form. …
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Beyond the surface an investigation into the narrative aspects of tattoos
… modification, is a popular artistic form of both aesthetic value and self-expression. This dissertation focuses on unravelling the narrative behind tattoos and understanding their relationship to self-identification by means of in-depth research and data collection. A qualitative study, together …
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Black aesthetics in children's literature
… child activism and social change. Black aesthetics are most beneficial in that they educate children about not just race but about the African American oral tradition of Black dialect. They also provide children with a strong foundation in Black aesthetics, which prepares them for the …
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