• Home
    • A Brief Note on Accuracy
  • The Myth
    • A Brief History of Phi
    • Architectural and Aesthetic Approximations
    • The Human Body
  • The Mathematics
    • Mathematical Definitions of Phi
    • Mathematical Properties of Phi
    • Geometric Constructions Involving Phi
    • The Fibonacci Sequence
  • The Science
    • The Logarithmic Spiral
    • Phyllotaxis: The Fibonacci Sequence in Nature
    • Phi in Chemistry and Physics
  • The Anthropology
    • Phi in Psychology
    • Rationalizing Phi: The Golden Ratio as a Western Phenomenon
  • Works Cited
  • The Author
The Myth of the Golden Ratio

The Anthropology of Phi

"Empirical investigations of the aesthetic properties of the golden section date back to the very origins of scientific psychology itself..." -Christopher D. Green, All That Glitters, A Review of Psychological Research on the Aesthetics of the Golden Section.

This section brings light to the claims made involving human preference for the golden ratio in aesthetics and discusses the reasons for such statements. We will also briefly discuss preferred proportions in other cultures and the Western ideal of the golden ratio. Topics include:
  • Phi in Psychology
  • Rationalizing Phi: The Golden Ratio as a Western Phenomenon
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