Jussi Antti Saarinen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1174692 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jussi Antti Saarinen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jussi Antti |
| FAMILY NAME | Saarinen |
| SIGNATURE | SAARINEN J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Jyväskylä |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4435-4674 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Lessons of iridescence: What experientialist art can teach us about color perception
Peacock feathers, opal gemstones, and soap bubbles gleaming in the sun tend to leave us spellbound, not only because they are strikingly luminous but also because they change in color as their viewing or lighting angle changes. This optical phenomenon is known as iridescence (from the Latin iris / irid -, meaning ‘rainbow’), and it can be subtle or pronounced. The crown of an Anna’s hummingbird, for example, can go from dark brown to a saturated …
From Period Eye to Niche Eye: Re-situating Renaissance Painting in a Landscape of Affordances
In this article, I use current theorizsation in philosophy of mind to reappraise art historian Michael Baxandall’s account of the ‘period eye’. Baxandall coined this term to capture the culturally distinctive ways in which paintings were produced and perceived in fifteenth-century Renaissance Italy. Based on a critical reading of his cognitive-–perceptual account of pictorial apprehension, I argue that the period eye is essentially relational and…
Extending existential feeling through sensory substitution
In current philosophy of mind, there is lively debate over whether emotions, moods, and other affects can extend to comprise elements beyond one’s organismic boundaries. At the same time, there has been growing interest in the nature and significance of so-called existential feelings, which, as the term suggests, are feelings of one’s overall being in the world. In this article, I bring these two strands of investigation together to ask: can the …
OUP accepted manuscript
Art museums are built to elicit a wide variety of feelings, emotions, and moods from their visitors. While these effects are primarily achieved through the artworks on display, museums commonly deploy numerous other affect-inducing resources as well, including architectural solutions, audio guides, lighting fixtures, and informational texts. Art museums can thus be regarded as spaces that are designed to influence affective experiencing through m…
What can the concept of affective scaffolding do for us
The concept of affective scaffolding designates the various ways in which we manipulate the environment to influence our affective lives. In this article, I present a constructive critique of recent discussion on affective scaffolding. In Part 1, I summarize how the theories of situated mind and niche construction contribute to a multidimensional notion of scaffolding. In Part 2, I focus specifically on affective scaffolding and argue that curren…
The oceanic state: A conceptual elucidation in terms of modal contact
Despite its lengthy history in psychoanalysis, the psychological origins, essential features and value of the oceanic state remain open to dispute. This ambiguity has come at a cost to the clarity of theoretical discussions on the topic. In working towards a conceptual elucidation, the author maintains that there are three primary accounts of the oceanic state: the metaphysical one of Romain Rolland, the developmental one of Sigmund Freud, and th…
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The oceanic state: A conceptual elucidation in terms of modal contact
Despite its lengthy history in psychoanalysis, the psychological origins, essential features and value of the oceanic state remain open to dispute. This ambiguity has come at a cost to the clarity of theoretical discussions on the topic. In working towards a conceptual elucidation, the author maintains that there are three primary accounts of the oceanic state: the metaphysical one of Romain Rolland, the developmental one of Sigmund Freud, and th…
What can the concept of affective scaffolding do for us
The concept of affective scaffolding designates the various ways in which we manipulate the environment to influence our affective lives. In this article, I present a constructive critique of recent discussion on affective scaffolding. In Part 1, I summarize how the theories of situated mind and niche construction contribute to a multidimensional notion of scaffolding. In Part 2, I focus specifically on affective scaffolding and argue that curren…
OUP accepted manuscript
Art museums are built to elicit a wide variety of feelings, emotions, and moods from their visitors. While these effects are primarily achieved through the artworks on display, museums commonly deploy numerous other affect-inducing resources as well, including architectural solutions, audio guides, lighting fixtures, and informational texts. Art museums can thus be regarded as spaces that are designed to influence affective experiencing through m…
Extending existential feeling through sensory substitution
In current philosophy of mind, there is lively debate over whether emotions, moods, and other affects can extend to comprise elements beyond one’s organismic boundaries. At the same time, there has been growing interest in the nature and significance of so-called existential feelings, which, as the term suggests, are feelings of one’s overall being in the world. In this article, I bring these two strands of investigation together to ask: can the …
From Period Eye to Niche Eye: Re-situating Renaissance Painting in a Landscape of Affordances
In this article, I use current theorizsation in philosophy of mind to reappraise art historian Michael Baxandall’s account of the ‘period eye’. Baxandall coined this term to capture the culturally distinctive ways in which paintings were produced and perceived in fifteenth-century Renaissance Italy. Based on a critical reading of his cognitive-–perceptual account of pictorial apprehension, I argue that the period eye is essentially relational and…
Lessons of iridescence: What experientialist art can teach us about color perception
Peacock feathers, opal gemstones, and soap bubbles gleaming in the sun tend to leave us spellbound, not only because they are strikingly luminous but also because they change in color as their viewing or lighting angle changes. This optical phenomenon is known as iridescence (from the Latin iris / irid -, meaning ‘rainbow’), and it can be subtle or pronounced. The crown of an Anna’s hummingbird, for example, can go from dark brown to a saturated …
Philosophy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Embodied and Extended Cognition (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (2 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Ambiguity (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Cognitive science (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)