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Extended artistic appreciation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 March 2013

Robert A. Wilson
Robert A. Wilson*
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Department of Philosophy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E7, Canada. rwilson.robert@gmail.com http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/~raw/
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Abstract

I propose that in at least some cases, objects of artistic appreciation are best thought of not simply as causes of artistic appreciation, but as parts of the cognitive machinery that drives aesthetic appreciation. In effect, this is to say that aesthetic appreciation operates via extended cognitive systems.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , April 2013 , pp. 162 - 163
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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