http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/04/08/my-theory-of-human-evolution-frugal-materials/ Self-Experimentation, Scientific Method, the Shangri-La Diet, etc. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:30:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/04/08/my-theory-of-human-evolution-frugal-materials/#comment-151005 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:47:49 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/04/08/my-theory-of-human-evolution-frugal-materials/#comment-151005 [...] My Theory of Human Evolution (frugal materials) [...] […] My Theory of Human Evolution (frugal materials) […]

]]> http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/04/08/my-theory-of-human-evolution-frugal-materials/#comment-149263 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:34:02 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/04/08/my-theory-of-human-evolution-frugal-materials/#comment-149263 I can see beauty as being obviously valuable, and novelty as useful research. What's your take on why emotional impact is a a goal of the art? Are the artists trying to show empathy and therefor their value, or learn about the psyche by creating something that stimulates reactions? Part of me wants to say artists might be precursors to psychologists. Maybe market researchers too? :) I can see beauty as being obviously valuable, and novelty as useful research. What’s your take on why emotional impact is a a goal of the art? Are the artists trying to show empathy and therefor their value, or learn about the psyche by creating something that stimulates reactions? Part of me wants to say artists might be precursors to psychologists. Maybe market researchers too?

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