Episode #75: Sam - Humor, Emotions, & Art

talkPOPc Participant Sam explores humor, emotions, and art with talkPOPc Resident Philosopher Nicholas WhittakerTimestamps: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.Support the showWebsite: talkpopc.orgInstagram: @talkpopcEmail: [email protected]