talkPOPc Participant Sam explores humor, emotions, and art with talkPOPc Resident Philosopher Nicholas Whittaker
Timestamps:
- 00:20: Defining Cognition: Brain activity, movement, feelings.
- 01:55: Instances of Art: Anything created by human beings to evoke emotion in others.
- 04:25: Conscious Rational Thought as Cognition: Is humor cognition? A physical spasm?
- 07:00: The Essence of Art: How do we represent it in an image? How well can you capture the real world?
- 11:25: Older Definitions of Art: Burke and poetry as the perfect art. Prompting emotion. Yet perfect is subjective.
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