We know from sociological research that it is important for everyone to create a positive self-perception and to maintain it (Theory of Appreciation) [ 12].
Theories of perception, appreciation, and interpretation have been developed in all of these areas.
Peter has a theory of Stooge appreciation, based upon his own changing allegiances: "Growing up, first you watched Curly, then Moe, and then your eyes got to Larry.
Schlegel developed a theory of literary appreciation that anticipated later developments in the field of aesthetics; he insisted that art aims at providing pleasure rather than instruction or moral uplift.
Similarly to the psycho-historical theory of artefact appreciation (Bullot and Reber 2013a: p. 132, b: p. 169), the psycho-historical theory also suggests a hypothesis about historical feelings in agent-identification based on heuristics and explanations.
Sundry religionists, including those of a philosophical bent like the classicist J.B. Mayor, intuitionists like William Whewell, and idealists like Green, F.H. Bradley, Bernard Bosanquet and D.G. Ritchie combined to attack its atomism, crude materialism, narrowly construed theory of motivation, and lack of appreciation of the spiritual dimension of the human condition.
Anne Eaton proposes an alternative notion of "situatedness," importing into aesthetics a version of feminist standpoint theory to draw attention both to audience positions of appreciation and to the perspectives evoked in works of art (Eaton 2009).
Yet whether chatting about his aversion to music theory or appreciation of negative reviews, Mr. Glass — like his music — remains frustratingly distant, and the movie is a hair's breadth from hagiography.
The application of theories of the policy process would enable an appreciation of the range of stakeholders and determinants of policy choice.
