Conceptualizing the Aesthetic Experience: Using the Influence Matrix to Show Causal Relationships between Basic Concepts in Aesthetics

Previous research has shown that using tools from systems science for teaching and learning in the Humanities offers innovative insights that can prove helpful for both students and lecturers. Our contention here is that a method used in systems science, namely the influence matrix, can be a suitabl...

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Authors: Domínguez Rué, Emma; Mrotzek, Maximilian
Format: Article
Status:Accepted version
Publication date:2014
Country:España
Institution:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repository:Repositori Obert UdL
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/465279
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1080/03081079.2013.848356
https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/465279
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Estètica
Matrius (Matemàtica)
Causalitat
Informàtica
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Summary:Previous research has shown that using tools from systems science for teaching and learning in the Humanities offers innovative insights that can prove helpful for both students and lecturers. Our contention here is that a method used in systems science, namely the influence matrix, can be a suitable tool to facilitate the understanding of elementary notions in Aesthetics by means of systematizing this process. As we will demonstrate in the upcoming sections, the influence matrix can help us to understand the nature and function of the basic elements that take part in the aesthetic experience and their evolving relevance in the history of Aesthetics. The implementation of these elements to an influence matrix will contribute to a more detailed understanding of (i) the nature of each element, (ii) the interrelation between them and (iii) the influence each element has on all the others.