Architecture, Love and Neuroaesthetics: the essence of beauty in the human experience.
Architecture, Psyche, Love, Neuroscience, Neuroaesthetics, Beautiful
The thesis explores the relationship between architecture, love and neuroaesthetics, investigating how the beautiful architectural work of art can act as a manifestation of love and a transforming agent of the human psyche. The architectural work of art is presented as a continuous and long-lasting manifestation of the transformative potential of love, capable of stimulating individual self-transformation. The research dialogues with recent neuroscientific discoveries, especially in neuroaesthetics and neuroarchitecture, establishing connections with the philosophies of Plato, Blaise Pascal and Luciano Coutinho. The work is divided into three main parts: scientific bases of the human mind and aesthetics, neurophysiological intuitions in Plato and Pascal, and analysis of universals in an architectural temple. The thesis maintains that the transformative potential of the beautiful architectural work lies in its ability to continuously manifest love, driving the transformation of the human psyche towards the good. Love is presented as a natural force that, manifested in the work of art, allows the sensitive perception of its essence through beauty. Neuroscience is used to understand the brain mechanisms involved in aesthetic experience without being limited to a purely materialistic view.