Carl Plantinga - How Does Art Affect Perception, Cognition, Emotion?

What can we learn about art by studying perception, cognition, emotion? And what can we learn about perception, cognition, emotion by studying art?



Carl Plantinga is a professor of film and media at Calvin College, where he has taught since 2000.


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[soubhikmukherjee]

Is he son of senior platinga? Nice man 👨

[LoveChristJesus]

Yes, he is the son of Alvin Plantinga.

[bluelotus]

We may call water H2O, nitrogen N2, carbon dioxide CO2 and consciousness a bunch of perceptive, emotional and cognitive information, but we have no idea what they are.

[vmmovies]

Why does Robert look like Einstein here

[robbentvelzen]

That is what I call usefull info. helps me see through, also well orchestrated, newsbroadcasts. Carl, thank you for your help in sailing my own course.

[xspotbox]

Usually i don't do that, but here's a quote from The Twilight zone series. I couldn't describe movies better myself:

"You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension: a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into... the Twilight Zone."

[soubhikmukherjee]

Rationalizations run amok. Radical open mindedness gets demonized. Wow, the world contains so many ultra wack hypocrites. Lord forgive them for they don't know what they are doing.

[mehdibaghbadran]

Any movies made, based on true story, and documentaries, should discuss with original characters, maybe you will get, more advice to better results.thanks

[stevecoley]

Metaphysical Hierarchy:
Mystic...beautiful dreaming
Magical...harmony
Musical...language of music
Artistic...pictures/metaphors
Poetic...language of words
Numerical..we are here

Mystics create the most joy (smart). Accountants create the least joy (ignorant). Yet accountants rule the world (ignorant).

Ever notice that beings who speak in the language of music can create joy that energizes thousands of beings to celebrate and dance?

Ever notice that corpses who speak with brain numbing, soul sucking numbers do the exact opposite.

Sanction, starve, torture, murder and bomb Ignorance (hate) is bliss for vampires (greed). But not much fun for the humans who they are sucking the joy out of.

[kengoch]

music and art without a doubt mans greatest achievements! back in the day i mean. im really on the fence with the new stuff

[jellojiggle]

That feeling you get walking out of the theatre of stepping out of fantasy into reality.
It is quite intriguing.

[kamilkarnale]

The power to think correctly plus free will, can give positive results !!👍

[matishakabdullah]

Art ... just another form info coding\ representation. Can be harmful or harmless.

[chrisgreen]

We know humans have emotions.
I’m puzzled by what this video is trying to say

[maxwellsimoes]

Rethoric about art no sense. What are saiyng emocional everyone found in movies. Each one has experience feelings art. He WRONG bland these feelings.

[chayanbosu]

Arts emarge from conciousness and conciousness emarges from superconciousness. Superconciousness is God.

[francesco]

and the award for the most "meh" episode goes to ....

[fortynine]

There are the life stories of everything in the real world. Movies come most close to that..since it has close to reality sound and vision. SInce our lives are basically stories we will tend to like those movies..