talkPOPc Participant Sam explores humor, emotions, and art with talkPOPc Resident Philosopher Nicholas Whittaker

Timestamps:

• 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.

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