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What Is Beauty? with Dr. Michael R. Spicher
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Michael R. Spicher, PhD is a public philosopher and creator of Aesthetics Research Lab. He writes and speaks about aesthetics in professional and academic contexts. He is a regular contributor to BeautyMatter, a resource for the beauty industry. Michael lectures at both Boston Architectural College and Massachusetts College of Art and Design. He co-edited a forthcoming volume with Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Digital Fashion: Theory, Practice, Implications. And he is working on another book called Is Your Business Beautiful?
In this episode, we talk about:
- How Michael found his love for aesthetics
- How aesthetic experience is a basic reason for action
- Beauty as a motivator for justice
- Navigating unconscious and conscious beauty standards and biases
- Learning to actively shape our aesthetic tastes
- Objective vs. subjective beauty
- Viewing beauty as an emergent property
- Distinguishing between aesthetics and beauty
- What role does aesthetics play in business
- Appreciating the performative beauty that comes with work
- Appreciating aesthetics in your daily life
To learn more about Michael’s work, you can find him at: https://aestheticsresearch.com/author/aestheticsresearch/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrspicher/
Links Mentioned:
Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty by Nancy Etcoff - https://a.co/d/1v95rgn
BEAUTY: A Quick Immersion by Crispin Sartwell - https://a.co/d/3w0iJkM
The Abuse of Beauty: Aesthetics and the Concept of Art - https://a.co/d/2UKWzaF
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