Applying Psychology to art, especially with regard to the art of the late Middle Ages.
Using Youtube videos of Hildegaard von Bingen Ecclesia, the Shadowlands trailer, Sainte-Chapelle, I tried to contrast the nature of art from the context of traditional religious narratives with that of scientific - objectivity narratives with an emphasis on the psychological affect on the adherents of the narrative. I used Lucian Freud as an example of how depressing his grandfather's narrative is compared to Lewis whose re-conversion reflects the psychological viewpoint of William James, that for psychological reasons it is better to beleive in traditional religious narratives than not to. Brian Boyd's book "On the Origin of Stories" and a video of him (search string on Youtube "science religion Brian Boyd") emphasized that we are dependent on symbolic universes in order to think as humans. Quiz question was: What narrative sustains you when modern life is so depressing? What is your escape?
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