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The duality of art: Body and soul

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 March 2013

George E. Newman
George E. Newman*
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School of Management, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8200. george.newman@yale.edu mba.yale.edu/newman
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Abstract

Bullot & Reber (B&R) make a strong case for the role of causal reasoning in the appreciation of artwork. Although I agree that an artistic design stance is important for art appreciation, I suggest that it is a subset of a more general framework for evaluating artworks as the causal extensions of individuals, which includes inferences about the creator's mind, as well as more physical notions of essence.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , April 2013 , pp. 153
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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