** "The Psychology of Beauty" by Ethel Puffer Howes is an early 20th-century examination of beauty that mixes philosophical ideas and psychological research, aiming to help readers understand aesthetic experiences and their emotional impact. The book opens by considering questions about beauty's role in both nature and art. It tracks the history of thinking about beauty, moving from philosophical concepts to factual studies of aesthetic experience. Howes stresses the importance of bringing together modern psychology and philosophy, suggesting that knowing beauty asks for combining different ideas and facts about how people perceive and respond emotionally. This introduction prepares the reader for a study of beauty, its features, and the mental states that cause aesthetic pleasure. **
The Psychology of Beauty
By Ethel Puffer Howes
** Explore the intersection of philosophy and psychology in a quest to understand the emotional power of beauty.
Summary
About the AuthorEthel Dench Puffer Howes was an American psychologist, suffragist, and college professor. She taught at Wellesley College, Smith College, and Simmons College. She was Executive Secretary of the National College Equal Suffrage League, and founder of the Institute for the Coordination of Women's Interests at Smith College.
Ethel Dench Puffer Howes was an American psychologist, suffragist, and college professor. She taught at Wellesley College, Smith College, and Simmons College. She was Executive Secretary of the National College Equal Suffrage League, and founder of the Institute for the Coordination of Women's Interests at Smith College.
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