title: Extended artistic appreciation.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E7, Canada. rwilson.robert@gmail.com
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D001154:Art / Q000266:history*; D003071:Cognition; D004954:Esthetics / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011584:Psychology / Q000379:methods*