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Art has been a fundamental characteristic of virtually all civilizations
'and in all civilizations
has enjoyed and enjoys great respect and appreciation, for many
human experience is among the highest. The theme of the art - cos' it is art, because it was
and is so important in the history of civilization, because it is so
source of strong emotions - has been the subject of countless discussions
and was considered from many perspectives but when
without a clear answer.
According to some, the answer may lie in the fact that so far in the discussions
sull’arte non sia stato considerato un
attore fondamentale: il cervello, il vero responsabile della creazione,
dell’esecuzione e della fruizione dell’opera d’arte. In realtà, l’arte
è un’attività umana e, come tutte le attività umane, incluse quelle
tradizionalmente escluse dal novero delle attività studiabili con
un approccio naturalistico - come l’etica, la legge, la morale e la
religione - dipende dall’attività del cervello.
Anche se ancora non conosciamo in maniera
sufficientemente dettagliata le basi neurofisiologiche di queste
funzioni ed anche se chi si occupa di scienza è in qualche modo
imbarazzato to talk about art, the spectacular progress that
neuroscience have lived the last thirty years
allow a glimpse of some possible responses and make it necessary to neuroscience
enlargement of the discussion about art.
These considerations have been the decisive push for
the birth of a new discipline, neuroestetica, representing
another commendable attempt to build bridges between cultures traditionally
away.
The subject is so broad that it can not be treated in
four conferences. The neurobiological basis of creativity
have been treated in the 2007 edition of the Meetings of Science & Philosophy.
The series of conferences offered this year by Science & Philosophy
does focus the discussion on the role that new knowledge can have in shaping neurobiological
our
concept of art and, above all, the investigations aimed to define the base
brain aesthetic experience and enjoyment of art.
To ensure a greater depth of field, as well
to the very high scientific profile of the speakers, we have planned a conference
two entries where a neuroscientist and a philosopher
discuss an issue of great impact in our understanding of
artistic enjoyment.
Fiorenzo Conti - Fausto Pugnaloni

Le Conferenze si svolgeranno presso il Rettorato
dell’Università Politecnica delle Marche - Piazza Roma, 22

ARTE E CERVELLO

mercoledì 29 aprile 2009
ore 17,45

EST ESTetica?
Philippe Daverio
Università di Palermo, Palermo

mercoledì 13 maggio 2009
ore 17,45
ARTE E MEMORIA
Lamberto Maffei
Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa

Arte e Cervello
giovedì 21 maggio 2009
ore 17,45
IL CORPO NELL'ESPERIENZA ESTETICA
Vittorio Gallese
Università di Parma, Parma
ARTE, CORPO E IMITAZIONE
Maurizio Ferraris
Università di Torino, Torino