Against Prototypicality as a Central Concept in Aesthetics
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Empirical Studies of the Arts
- Vol. 9 (1) , 65-73
- https://doi.org/10.2190/erdr-fn28-puee-eu7f
Abstract
According to Martindale's cognitive theory, the main determinant of aesthetic preference is prototypicality, and preference is usually related to its determinant in a monotonic or U-shaped fashion. Such a relation between aesthetic preference and prototypicality has been proposed before by other investigators. Contrary to their view, it will be argued that prototypicality will not do as a central concept in aesthetics.Keywords
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