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Originally Posted by TGS
Ramachandran is interesting, but he's probably mostly wrong, (about art - his neuroscience is impeccable!) . Rudolf Arnheim has interesting things to say. And specifically about literature Roman Ingarden is worth reading. |
Where I think Ramachandran is right is when he says that we should be investigating questions of this sort (i.e. what is art?) scientifically (or, more broadly, rationally) - as opposed to claiming that they are mysterious, or subjective, or whatever and giving up on them. Whether his particular conclusions are correct, I don't feel qualified to say - I'll look at your links in the hope of educating myself
[they're not available as ebooks - boo hiss! I shall remain ignorant
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