"Perception of Beauty" ed. by Martha Peaslee Levine

This book will lead to a deeper understanding and contemplation of nature, art, and the world around us.

The authors in this book ask us to consider whether the perception of beauty has been defined by our genetics and culture over the years - has it grown and changed?
Do certain neural connections define our emotional reactions to beauty?
Does beauty follow any rules or laws? Can the aspiration toward beauty be detrimental?
Can we divorce ourselves from dictates and sink into a mindful connection with our internal beauty?
Can we move from the superficial where "beauty is only skin deep" to an intense appreciation of beauty in all of its variations.


Contents
1 The Beholder’s I: The Perception of Beauty and the Development of the Self
2 Animae Pulchrae: Depiction of Saintly Images in Byzantine Mural Painting
3 Aesthetics of the Naked Human Body: From Pornography (Sexualised Lust Object) to Iconography (Aesthetics of Human Nobility and Wisdom) in an Anthropology of Physical Beauty
4 Places that Reflect Beauty
5 The Problematic Perception of Beauty in the Artistic Field
6 On the Design of a Photo Beauty Measurement Mechanism Based on Image Composition and Machine Learning
7 Differential Trajectories in the Development of Attractiveness Biases Toward Female and Male Targets
8 Beauty, Body Image, and the Media
9 Beauty and the Beast: Perception of Beauty for the Female Athlete
10 A Plastic Surgeon’s Perspective on Stereotyping and the Perception of Beauty
11 The Islamic Veil, the Domestic Environment, and Femininity
12 Mindfulness Meditation and the Perception of Beauty: Implications for an Ecological Well-Being