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Art appreciation and aesthetic feeling as objects of explanation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 March 2013

Patrick Colm Hogan
Patrick Colm Hogan*
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Department of English, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-4025. patrick.hogan@uconn.eduhttp://english.uconn.edu
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Abstract

The target article presents a thought-provoking approach to the relation of neuroscience and art. However, at least two issues pose potential difficulties. The first concerns whether “art appreciation” is a coherent topic for scientific study. The second concerns the degree to which processing fluency can explain aesthetic feeling or may simply be one component of a more complex account.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , April 2013 , pp. 147 - 148
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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