Conjunctive Theory

Mental Imagery in the Arts and Sciences

Mohsen Janatpour

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English

Cognella, Inc
31 July 2024

Theory of art; Philosophy: aesthetics; Psychology

Conjunctive Theory: Mental Imagery in the Arts and Sciences delves deeply into the enduring philosophical questions surrounding the nature of beauty and its relation to art. It introduces students to the concepts of ontic beauty (the beauty of being) and modal beauty (the beauty of doing) to help them better understand the unique aspects of beauty encountered in sunsets, mathematical proofs, or artworks. The book posits that the experience of beauty is a unique, never-repeating synthesis of these two forms. In Part I, the Conjunctive Theory combines two types of brain states to unify mental images involved in perception, imagination, memory, and dreams, and introduces the Conjunctive Principle. It helps readers understand the foundational perceptual responses essential for discussing beauty and contends that beauty is not just perceived but understood through a dynamic interplay of mental processes. Part II applies these concepts to art, exploring how ontic and modal beauty emerge and how they are enjoyed. The book culminates in a novel theory of art as a shared experience of modal beauty and proposes a method for a measure of art using the role of modal beauty. Offering students a rigorous and comprehensive exploration of beauty and art, Conjunctive Theory is ideal for upper-division and graduate courses in the philosophy of art and the psychology of mental imagery.

By: Mohsen Janatpour
Imprint: Cognella, Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 925g
ISBN: 9798823300834
Pages: 472
Publication Date: 31 July 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mohsen Janatpour has been a professor of math, physics, and astronomy at the College of San Mateo since 1979 and the coordinator of the Astronomy Program since 1992. His research specialties include the special and general theory of relativity and cosmology. He holds two M.S. degrees in mathematics and physics from San Jose State University. For the last 30 years, as an artist and philosopher, his research and lectures have focused on the nature of human mental imagery and aesthetic judgment.

Reviews for Conjunctive Theory: Mental Imagery in the Arts and Sciences

""In the grand, sweeping tradition of early twentieth century Continental theorists like Adorno and Merleau-Ponty, Mohsen Janatpour's Conjunctive Theory: Mental Imagery in the Arts and Sciences offers a lively and provocative deep dive into the perception of beauty, and the beauty of perception. Gracefully interweaving physiology and aesthetics, conveyed through personal yet rigorous language, Conjunctive Theory holds special appeal for both STEM geeks and STEAM hipsters."" David Laderman, Professor of Film, College of San Mateo, Author of Driving Visions: Exploring the Road Movie and Punk Slash! Musicals: Tracking Slip-Sync on Film