The Shivers of Knowledge

Human and Social Studies 4 (3):26-41 (2015)
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Abstract

Aesthetic chills occur in artistic, scientific and religious context. We introduce a theoretical framework relating them to humans’ vital need for cognition. We discuss the implications of such a framework and the plausibility of our hypothesis. Numerous references to chills are introduced.

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