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Boredom in art

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2017

Andreas Elpidorou
Andreas Elpidorou*
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Department of Philosophy, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292. andreas.elpidorou@louisville.edu www.elpidorou.net
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Abstract

In the light of recent findings on the nature of boredom, I argue that boredom is a potentially useful emotion in art reception and show how the Distancing-Embracing model can be applied to boredom.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e359
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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