Fechner revisited: Towards an inclusive approach to aesthetics

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences 36 (2):140-141 (2013)
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Accepting Bullot & Reber's (B&R's) criteria for art appreciation would confine the study of aesthetics to those works for which historical information is available, mainly posthigh art.correct” artistic understanding is limited to experts with detailed knowledge or education in art, which implies a narrowly elitist conception of aesthetics. Scientific aesthetics must be broadly inclusive

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Vorschule der Æsthetik.Th Fechner - 1878 - Revue Philosophique de la France Et de l'Etranger 6:172-189.

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