Anjan Chatterjee - Can Art Affect the Self?

In trying to understand the relationship between art and human sentience, the question comes how does art affect the self? Many experts say we don’t know what a self is. A self doesn’t exist. That’s an imaginary thing. Others claim differently. So, is there a self? Is it legitimate to ask how art affects the self? Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Support the show with Closer To Truth merchandise: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje Watch more interviews on the psychology of art: https://bit.ly/3YmC2RM Anjan Chatterjee is a professor of neurology, psychology, and architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: http://bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer to Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.