Beauty Requires Thoughts

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The article “Beauty Requires Thought” by Aenne A. Brielmann and Denis G. Pelli is an experimental research that investigates Kant’s twin claims. Brielmann and Pelli (2017) investigate whether experiencing beauty necessitates thought while sensual pleasure does not. The researchers conducted a series of experiments that measured the beauty perceived and pleasure felt by the study participants. The findings demonstrate that beauty, however vague and fleeting, can still be assessed and mathematically modeled. The researchers reveal that beauty gradually increases linear, strong pleasure is constantly beautiful, and beautiful stimuli give off normal pleasure. To summarize, the researchers support Kant's idea that only the pleasure associated with sensing beauty necessitates thought and refute his idea that sensual pleasures are not beautiful.
The article has demonstrated strengths. Brielmann and Pelli (2017) stated the purpose of their study clearly, which provides light and direction to the readers as they read the entire article. The researchers also put Immanuel Kant's twin claims to the test; one was accepted, while the other was rejected. The researchers back Kant's idea that feeling beauty requires thought and refutes Kant's idea that sensual pleasures are not beautiful. The research contributes since it can pose discussions and questions among scholars and gives a new notion regarding beauty appreciation.
On the other hand, the article also has flaws and weaknesses that bring confusion and inconsistency. Brielmann and Pelli (2017) explored the correlation between thought functions and beauty appreciation. The researchers concluded that thought is required for experiencing beauty. However, by differentiating visually controlled beauty from sensory pleasures, the researchers provided an obscure interpretation of philosophy, rational thinking, and cognitive functions. They argue that this distinction is experimentally grounded. However, cognitive functions are not required for beauty appreciation, and the researchers did not provide sufficient evidence to argue this. Visually enticing stimuli can evoke affective and sexual responses even when the person is not aware of it. Thus, appreciating beauty does not necessitate cognitively complex processes.
The research methodology is also complicated. The researchers asked 62 naive people to rate their feelings of pleasure and beauty through looking at an image, eating candy, and touching a bear. The participants looked at different images. The images vary; some are attractive, some are nice, and some are neutra...