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Michael R. Spicher, PhD is a public philosopher and creator of Aesthetics Research Lab. He writes and speaks about aesthetics in professional and academic contexts. He is a regular contributor to BeautyMatter, a resource for the beauty industry. Michael lectures at both Boston Architectural College and Massachusetts College of Art and Design. He co-edited a forthcoming volume with Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Digital Fashion: Theory, Practice, Implications. And he is working on another book called Is Your Business Beautiful?

In this episode, we talk about: 

1. How Michael found his love for aesthetics
2. How aesthetic experience is a basic reason for action
3. Beauty as a motivator for justice
4. Navigating unconscious and conscious beauty standards and biases
5. Learning to actively shape our aesthetic tastes
6. Objective vs. subjective beauty
7. Viewing beauty as an emergent property
8. Distinguishing between aesthetics and beauty
9. What role does aesthetics play in business
10. Appreciating the performative beauty that comes with work
11. Appreciating aesthetics in your daily life

To learn more about Michael’s work, you can find him at: https://aestheticsresearch.com/author/aestheticsresearch/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrspicher/ 

Links Mentioned:
Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty by Nancy Etcoff - https://a.co/d/1v95rgn
BEAUTY: A Quick Immersion by Crispin Sartwell - https://a.co/d/3w0iJkM
The Abuse of Beauty: Aesthetics and the Concept of Art - https://a.co/d/2UKWzaF 

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