> On Oct 20, 2015, at 5:39 PM, Keith Russell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> pre-conscious events in
> the brain are affects of a kind but they only become affects as states of
> mind when they enter consciousness. Hence, they are not directly related
> to the object of perception (they are mediated by the act of
> consciousness) and hence we are talking about ³aesthetics²
Keith, I think this is beautiful, clear and insightful! I was trying to get to this idea in my post but you did it better.
I believe that preconscious “feelings” are subconsciously mediated perceptions. Once motivated, Conscious thought may further mediate feelings in a way that enables, say, the appreciation of art, to become articulate. For me, feelings result from subconscious reflection on emotional responses and are less primitive instruments of the subconscious than emotions.They are more nuanced regarding what an emotional response means in a particular situation or context. They elevate subconscious thought into the realm of conscious apprehension, expression, and communication. We can’t really articulate an aesthetic feeling or theory until consciousness arises and articulate thought exists - for the subconscious to further mediate through reflective thought. Perception is way back there with emotional response many milliseconds before.
Or, so I believe,
Chuck
Charles Burnette
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