The knight in the big world of American TV series

Chapter 2251

Chapter 2251

While eating the disgusting barbecue, Gel looked at the beautiful woman in front of him.

How should I put it? Gol is very different from the Asgardians, at least they are very different physiologically, but this does not prevent him from admiring Sif. Because this woman is really strong!

As for appearance, it was naturally impossible for Gel to tell whether Sif was pretty or beautiful.

After all, different species have different aesthetics.

For example, let’s take humans and cats.

Humans have different aesthetic tastes due to genetic, psychological, social, and cultural factors, but cats’ aesthetic tastes are more based on natural laws and survival needs. The academic community defines aesthetics as follows: Aesthetics is a special form of human understanding of the world, which refers to a non-utilitarian, figurative, and emotional relationship between humans and the world (society and nature). This shows that aesthetics is not just about what the eyes see.

In addition to blue, green, yellow and other colors, cats see many colors as gray. Coupled with their natural myopia, the world they see is like the world seen through a filter by humans. Artist Nick Relem has worked with animal ophthalmology clinics and animal ophthalmologists to restore the images seen by cats to the greatest extent possible.

The world in the eyes of a cat is very different from ours, a bit like black and white. Of course, it is not pure black and white, but it is not as colorful as that of humans.

From this point of view, light-colored cats such as Ragdoll Cat and Silver Gradient Cat, which are very beautiful in the eyes of humans, may be just a blur in the eyes of cats. It is strange that cats think they are beautiful. On the contrary, dark-colored or multi-colored cats such as civet cat, tortoise shell, and calico are very handsome in the cat world, especially calico, which may be praised as "super beauties" in the cat world. But it is worth mentioning that in terms of cat hair and body aesthetics, humans and cats are surprisingly similar. Both think that cats with bright hair color, thick hair volume, and well-proportioned body are the most beautiful (without considering the hair color).

From the perspective of the "baby schema", cats impress people because they are cute and adorable, which is the stereotype of cats' appearance.

What is "baby schema"? There is a concept in psychology called "baby schema"

Psychological research has found that when people see a baby's face, they will always unconsciously have the urge to care for and take care of them. This is a universal, instinctive, and evolutionary response. This cognitive and behavioral response caused by the baby's facial features is the classic "baby face effect" in psychology. It is because of the "baby face effect" that we think babies are so cute when we see them!

Generally speaking, the notable features of a baby face include: a small and round face, a high and large forehead, thin and long eyebrows, large eyes, a small and short nose, thick lips, and a small chin.

The typical appearance of newborns of all species (round face, big eyes, small nose, high forehead) can serve as a key visual stimulus to trigger people's positive emotions and promote relevant behavioral responses. Many mothers say that every time they come home and see their babies running towards them, they can feel a great comfort from nowhere, as if all their troubles have disappeared. The results of the study also confirmed the feelings of mothers. Facing the faces of babies, adults will spontaneously smile, take the initiative to speak baby language, and have a strong desire to protect them.

When you see a baby's face, there are many different reactions. I'll pick out a few interesting ones:

Reaction 1: Quickly notice the baby. You can distinguish between a baby's face and an adult's face within 1 second, and the baby's face can also quickly capture your attention.

Reaction 2: Positive evaluation and positive emotions. The closer the face is to the baby face features, the easier it is for you to be attracted. This also confirms why we always think that "the smaller the baby, the cuter it is." At the same time, when you see the baby's smiling face, you will also be infected and become happy.

Reaction 3: I want to take care of him. The closer the baby's face is to the typical features of a baby face, and the longer you look at him, the cuter he is and the more you want to take care of him. Interestingly, when you see a baby's cute face, you will do better at fine-tuning tasks - no longer clumsy, but (mentally) dexterous!

Response 4: Becoming kinder. When there was a teddy bear (also with a typical baby face) in the room, the subjects cheated less in the money game!

According to Lorenz, this is an evolutionary strategy that allows us to care for infants who are unable to do anything for themselves. In fact, the "baby schema" does not only apply to infants.

Small animals: kittens, puppies, koalas or chicks, fictional characters such as Mickey Mouse or BB-8 from Star Wars all fall into this cute range.

This cuteness is all evolution. In 2009, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania put Lorenz's "baby face effect" to the test for the first time. They asked 122 undergraduates to rate the cuteness of babies. The researchers found that the cuter the undergraduates rated the babies, the more they wanted to care for them. Lorenz's evolutionary explanation applies here. These cute features make adults and children want to care for the babies. It's not just an emotional "awwwwwww", but also a physical urge to protect and nurture. Our bodies seem to be hardwired to respond affectionately to cuteness.

This makes sense, since infants cannot grow into adults without adult care. Human infants are particularly vulnerable compared to many other animals because they require care longer. Human infants learn to walk when they are around a year old, while many other animals, such as foals, are able to stand up only a few hours after birth. Human infants require breast milk for the first two years of life, while kittens need to be weaned from their mothers for at least a month.

Without this cuteness, I doubt any of us would want to take care of babies. They are helpless, and all their poop, spit, and other bodily fluids come out uncontrollably and without any apparent warning. They can't communicate, because they can't talk yet. They can't cook or clean. To ensure the future of the species remains secure, babies have evolved cute traits.

When and how cuteness and other similar traits, like hair, chins, or crying, evolved is challenging to study. Evolutionary biologists look for genetic or epigenetic clues to figure out how a trait evolved. Was it a byproduct of another trait evolving, a spandrel, or did a random mutation or gene recombination event prove useful? For cuteness, we don't know how our genes control the structure of our babies' faces, or why we cultivate cuteness.

Now, let’s get back to the topic, let’s talk about cats.

From the perspective of the "baby schema", cats perfectly fit human's preference for babies. I don't know if this is due to evolution, but it does fit human preferences perfectly.

But cats don’t think so. Regardless of whether they are male or female, they use “strong” as their aesthetic criterion. Especially when female cats are in estrus, they judge their dream cat based on its strong urine smell and huge size.

In general, cats view their companions as being big and strong, with thick, colorful, shiny and dense fur. In the eyes of humans, cats are influenced by genetics or sociology, and have more or less symbolic aesthetic preferences, such as cuteness and white cats symbolizing purity. Different concepts between two people may even lead to different aesthetics.

So Gel couldn't appreciate Sif's appearance, but he was very fond of Sif's bravery and strength!

This is not because Gel has any special hobbies, but because this is the aesthetic taste of their race.

Aesthetics, this word often appears in people's daily life. From art appreciation to gazing at natural landscapes, from fashion trends to architectural design, all involve the scope of aesthetics. However, aesthetics is not only a sensory enjoyment, but also a complex cognitive and thinking activity. It is not only closely related to the perception of beauty and the expression of emotions, but also reflects the unique logical thinking mode of human beings, becoming a special thinking activity. Although aesthetic experience is often regarded as a subjective and emotional expression, it hides the deep logic of rationality, structure and rules behind it.

Aesthetic activities are often considered to be the product of the combination of sensibility and rationality. In our daily lives, "beauty" is often experienced through the senses (vision, hearing, touch, etc.). But from a philosophical perspective, aesthetics is not just a simple sensory enjoyment, it also involves rational analysis, structured understanding and value judgment of sensory experience. This dual nature makes aesthetics a complex thinking activity.

First of all, aesthetics has a perceptual side. When facing a painting, a piece of music or a landscape, the first thing people perceive is the sensory impact it brings. For example, a colorful painting or a moving melody will touch the audience's emotions and inspire pleasure, surprise or other emotional reactions. These reactions are varied, but they are all based on the intuitive experience of the senses. However, this initial sensory reaction is not equal to the whole of aesthetics. Perceptual perception is only the first step of aesthetics. Next, people need to process and integrate this sensory impression through rational thinking, so as to form an understanding and evaluation of beauty.

The rational component of aesthetics is reflected in how we analyze, understand, and even create beauty through certain rules, structures, and value systems. For example, when appreciating a piece of music, the audience is not only moved by the ups and downs of the notes, but also subtly understands the harmony of the melody, the changes in rhythm, and the construction of the tone. The rules and structures behind these musical elements are the core of the aesthetic experience, and they are often understood and perceived through contrast, unity, rhythm, symmetry, and other ways of thinking. Such rational analysis and thinking make aesthetics not just an expression of emotion, but a structured cognitive process.

The reason why aesthetic activities can be regarded as a special kind of logical thinking is that they have similar characteristics to general thinking activities, such as reasoning, judgment, and induction, but they also have their own uniqueness. In ordinary logical reasoning, thinking mainly revolves around facts, truths, and scientific laws, while aesthetic thinking revolves around the cognition of "beauty". It does not follow scientific and objective laws, but rules that are closely related to human culture, history, and social background.

First of all, aesthetics has a certain inductive nature. When we face a work of art, we often do not simply perceive a certain element or feature in it, but based on our experience and cognition, we summarize these individual elements into an overall aesthetic feeling. For example, when appreciating a landscape painting, we will not only focus on the mountains, rivers and trees in it, we will automatically combine these elements together to form the impression of a complete landscape painting. This way of thinking from the individual to the whole is a manifestation of aesthetic thinking. It requires people to integrate experience and logic based on sensory impressions to form a comprehensive understanding of beauty.

Secondly, aesthetics is reasoning. When we face a work of art or a natural landscape, we do not passively accept the sensory impression it brings, but actively reason and think. Reasoning is not only an analysis of the composition of the work, but also a deep understanding of the meaning and value of the work. For example, when appreciating a piece of music, the audience not only hears the arrangement and changes of the notes, but also infers the author's creative intention, the cultural connotation of the work, and the social background it reflects based on their own knowledge background and emotional experience. This reasoning makes aesthetics not just a stimulation of the senses, but a rational judgment of the nature, meaning and value of the work.

Aesthetics is not just a one-way perceptual process, it has a complex interactive relationship with cognitive activities. In the process of aesthetics, people not only perceive the works directly through their senses, but also understand and evaluate them through cognitive structures. The two complement each other and are indispensable.

From the perspective of perception, human senses are not just passive responses to external stimuli, but are selective and active. In the process of perceiving beauty, we often focus on certain specific elements and ignore other parts. This selective perception reflects the subjective cognitive preferences of humans in the aesthetic process. People's cultural background, education level, personal experience and other factors will affect their perception of beauty. For example, Western art often emphasizes the aesthetic concepts of contrast and symmetry, while Eastern art pays more attention to the treatment of blank space and white space. These differences reflect the aesthetic orientation under different cultural backgrounds.

However, perception is not just a sensory stimulation, it is closely linked to cognitive activities. When people perceive the form of beauty in aesthetic activities, they will interpret it through thinking. This interpretation is not only based on intuitive feelings, but also based on the influence of existing knowledge, experience and cultural background. For example, a person who has a deep understanding of Chinese calligraphy art, when seeing a calligraphy work, can not only perceive the lines and ink color changes in it, but also further appreciate the cultural connotation and artistic value through the understanding of the font and stroke structure. This improvement in cognition has transformed aesthetic activities from simple sensory enjoyment to a deep thinking and understanding.

Aesthetics is not just an independent individual activity, it often has strong social and cultural characteristics. Human aesthetic activities are deeply influenced by social environment, cultural traditions and historical background. From individual aesthetic preferences to social aesthetic standards, they all reflect the social attributes of aesthetics as a special logical thinking activity of human beings.

The social nature of aesthetics is reflected in the fact that it is often influenced by social norms and collective consciousness. For example, people's cognition and evaluation standards of beauty may change in different historical periods and different social backgrounds. In ancient society, the standards of art and beauty were often set by the ruling class or religious authority, while in modern society, individual aesthetic judgments are more diversified and liberal. This social nature is not only reflected in the changes in aesthetic standards, but also in the collectivism of aesthetic activities. Many art forms, such as dance, drama, and concerts, are processes of collective participation. This collective aesthetic activity further enhances the social characteristics of aesthetics. The cultural nature of aesthetics is reflected in the differences in aesthetics under different cultural backgrounds. Each culture has its own unique aesthetic concepts, which affect people's understanding and creation of beauty. For example, the concept of "harmony" in Western culture and the concept of "harmony between man and nature" in Chinese culture, although both reflect the pursuit of beauty, they are different in aesthetic content, expression form and aesthetic standards. This cultural nature makes aesthetics not only an expression of personal emotions, but also the inheritance and re-creation of culture and history.

For example, the aesthetic of the Tang Dynasty was plumpness.

It is very different from modern times, where slimness is popular.

Because at that time, if a woman was plump, it meant that she at least had enough food and drink and her family was well off. Naturally, she would be popular!