Concluding Remarks

2019 ◽  
pp. 155-158
Author(s):  
Robert Stecker
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Work ◽  
Aesthetic Experience ◽  
Well Being

This chapter contains an overview of the main theses of the book. It concludes by hypothesizing that abundant aesthetic experience is an important aspect of well-being that has been little studied by psychologists. I urge more experimental work on this topic.

Treatment of Graves' disease with insulin

1926 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 355
Author(s):  
R. L.
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Experimental Work ◽  
Insulin Treatment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Graves Disease ◽  
Small Doses ◽  
Subjective Complaints ◽  
Objective Improvement ◽  
Normal Menstruation

Based on his experimental work on the antagonism between insulin and other hormones, in particular thyroidin, VM Kogan (Klin. Med., 1925, No. 7) made an attempt to treat Graves' disease with insulin and in 6 cases saw not only an improvement in well-being patients and a decrease in subjective complaints, but also an objective improvement in the disease: a decrease in bulging, goiter, weight gain in patients, disappearance of diarrhea, the appearance of normal menstruation. Insulin treatment begins with small doses and reaches 50-60 units per day, without causing side effects, and hypoglycemia is not a contraindication to this treatment.

scholarly journals Urban routes and commuting bicyclist’s aesthetic experience

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Harpa Stefansdottir
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Aesthetic Experience ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Phenomenology Of Perception ◽  
Functional Features ◽  
The Aesthetic

The present study examines whether and in what way aesthetic experience is involved in the judged quality of bicyclist’s route which they have chosen to ride between home and work. In this respect it is considered important to distinguish aesthetic experience from experience that is related to the influence of instrumental or functional features. The aesthetic impact is primarily related to features that stimulate emotional well-being when cycling. An online survey was conducted in three Nordic cities, Odense, Trondheim and Reykjavík, concentrating on cycling in different urban surroundings. The interpretation of the meanings and values associated with certain features or characteristics that influenced the commuting cyclists’ aesthetic experience is in this paper based on three theoretical viewpoints: (1) the phenomenology of perception and experience, (2) urban design theory and (3) environmental aesthetic theories and methods. The last theory involves the interpretation of experience from the environment into aesthetic meaning. The results of the survey indicate that aesthetic experience is of value to most of the respondents and is, therefore, of importance in developing the quality of bicycle routes for commuting. Greenery and contact with the natural environment and distance from motorised traffic are the most important influences on pleasurable aesthetic experience.

scholarly journals Comparing Empirical and Theological Perspectives on the Relationship Between Hope and Aesthetic Experience

2021 ◽  
pp. 306-336
Author(s):  
Mark R. Wynn
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Experience ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Spiritual Life ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
The Relationship

While hope and the experience of beauty both have a claim to be key constituents of the spiritual life, it is not obvious that there is any deep-seated connection between them. In this chapter, the author examines three ways of developing the idea that there is some such association. He draws on empirically informed as well as theological perspectives, and, on this basis, he addresses a further question concerning the respective contributions of different kinds of enquiry to our understanding of spiritual well-being. The discussion is concerned with the relationship between two dimensions of spiritual well-being: openness to aesthetic experience, and hope understood as a trait of character. For the most part, the experience of beauty in particular will provide the focus, although on occasion the interest will be in aesthetic experience more generally.

scholarly journals What Happens in Your Brain When You Walk Down the Street? Implications of Architectural Proportions, Biophilia, and Fractal Geometry for Urban Science

Urban Science ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Aenne A. Brielmann ◽  
Nir H. Buras ◽  
Nikos A. Salingaros ◽  
Richard P. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Aesthetic Experience ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Traditional Architecture ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Urban Science ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Initial Attraction ◽  
Health And Well Being

This article reviews current research in visual urban perception. The temporal sequence of the first few milliseconds of visual stimulus processing sheds light on the historically ambiguous topic of aesthetic experience. Automatic fractal processing triggers initial attraction/avoidance evaluations of an environment’s salubriousness, and its potentially positive or negative impacts upon an individual. As repeated cycles of visual perception occur, the attractiveness of urban form affects the user experience much more than had been previously suspected. These perceptual mechanisms promote walkability and intuitive navigation, and so they support the urban and civic interactions for which we establish communities and cities in the first place. Therefore, the use of multiple fractals needs to reintegrate with biophilic and traditional architecture in urban design for their proven positive effects on health and well-being. Such benefits include striking reductions in observers’ stress and mental fatigue. Due to their costs to individual well-being, urban performance, environmental quality, and climatic adaptation, this paper recommends that nontraditional styles should be hereafter applied judiciously to the built environment.

scholarly journals Aesthetic Experience Anchors Ego Identity Formation

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2596
Author(s):  
Chi-Ying Yu ◽  
Po-Ching Wang
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Aesthetic Experience ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ego Identity ◽  
Identity Status ◽  
Quantitative Evidence ◽  
Long Run

The development of a coherent identity status, also referred to as ego identity, is critical during adolescence and early-adulthood. In the long run, an individual’s ego identity status may influence the sustainability of his or her well-being. Researchers have attempted to discover the predictors or factors correlated with one’s identity status. In that search, aesthetic experience, as a unique means of knowing oneself and the world, seemed to be overlooked. Philosophical and psychological discourses have asserted that aesthetic experience stimulated identity discovery and formation; this hypothesis, however, is not supported by strong quantitative evidence. Thus, an empirical study with a quantitative approach was conducted to examine whether those who have frequent aesthetic experiences are more likely to possess a mature ego identity. A sample of 758 valid questionnaires was collected. The results supported the argument that aesthetic experience favors the development of ego identity. In addition, this study revealed that sociodemographic backgrounds such as women, fine arts and design majors, and religious individuals were more likely to have a rich aesthetic life. The results imply that aesthetic experience serves as a crucial aspect that contributes to the wellness of personality development and promotes a healthy and sustainable quality of life.

scholarly journals Integrating the aesthetic value of landscapes and biological diversity

2018 ◽  
Vol 285 (1886) ◽  
pp. 20180971 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Sophie Tribot ◽  
Julie Deter ◽  
Nicolas Mouquet
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Experience ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Landscape Aesthetics ◽  
Aesthetic Perception ◽  
Ecological Value ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Conservation Policies ◽  
Conceptual Background ◽  
The Aesthetic

As a cultural ecosystem service, the aesthetic value of landscapes contributes to human well-being, but studies linking biodiversity and ecosystem services generally do not account for this particular service. Therefore, congruence between the aesthetic perception of landscapes, ecological value and biodiversity remains poorly understood. Here, we describe the conceptual background, current methodologies and future challenges of assessing landscape aesthetics and its relationship with biodiversity. We highlight the methodological gaps between the assessment of landscape aesthetics, ecological diversity and functioning. We discuss the challenges associated with connecting landscape aesthetics with ecological value, and the scaling issues in the assessment of human aesthetics perception. To better integrate aesthetic value and ecological components of biodiversity, we propose to combine the study of aesthetics and the understanding of ecological function at both the species and landscape levels. Given the urgent need to engage society in conservation efforts, this approach, based on the combination of the aesthetic experience and the recognition of ecological functioning by the general public, will help change our culture of nature and promote ecologically oriented conservation policies.

EXPRESS: Interruption, Work Rumination, and Stress as Indicators of Reduced Working Memory Resources Affect Aesthetic Experiences

2021 ◽  
pp. 174702182110501
Author(s):  
Rosalie Weigand ◽  
Thomas Jacobsen
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Aesthetic Experience ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Aesthetic Experiences ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Field Investigations ◽  
Stress Study ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Memory Resources

Do we savour aesthetic experiences less when distracted by interrupted tasks, work rumination or stress? Evidence suggests that the ability to concentrate on the aesthetic experience is crucial for initiating a processing mode of conscious aesthetic reception that results in more positive emotions. When working memory resources are otherwise occupied, people are less able to concentrate on aesthetic experiences. Aesthetic savouring, in particular—a cognitive form of emotion regulation that is used to maintain and extend aesthetic experiences—is thought to be impaired under those circumstances. We conducted three investigations to examine how conditions that are known to deplete working memory resources affect the savouring of aesthetic experiences. In Study 1, participants rated beauty and savouring felt from encounters with visual stimuli in a controlled laboratory setting after an interruption of a writing task. Aesthetic experience was hampered if participants were interrupted. In two field investigations, we demonstrated that work-related rumination (Study 2, N = 329) and stress (Study 3, N = 368) are inversely related to the savouring felt from opera, theater, or cabaret pieces. These findings highlight the importance of concentrating on aesthetic experiences so that the perceiver can fully benefit from them. We also discuss implications for cognitive models of working memory and for health and well-being.

scholarly journals Experimental Investigations of Social Preferences

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
James F. Woodward
Keyword(s):  
Political Philosophy ◽  
Experimental Work ◽  
Social Preferences ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Central Importance ◽  
Systematic Effects ◽  
Recent Experimental Work ◽  
Do So

This article surveys some of the philosophical issues raised by recent experimental work on so-called social preferences. More broadly, its focus is on experimental explorations of the conditions under which people behave co-operatively or in a prosocial way or, alternatively, fail to do so. These experiments raise a number of fascinating methodological and interpretive issues that are of central importance both to economics and to social and political philosophy. It is commonly claimed that the experiments demonstrate that (at least some) people not only have selfish preferences concerning their own material payoffs, but that they also have preferences concerning the well-being of others—that is, social preferences. Moreover, the contention is not just that some subjects have such social preferences, but that these can have large and systematic effects on behavior, both in the experiments under discussion and in real life contexts outside the laboratory.

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