Cognition and the Arts

Name: Cognition and the Arts
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ISBN: 9781009245104

From Naturalized Aesthetics to the Cognitive Humanities

Timothy Justus (Pitzer College, Claremont)

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Cambridge University Press
23 October 2025

Philosophy of language; Philosophy of mind; Cognition & cognitive psychology

How does the mind lend itself to artistic creation and appreciation? How should we study minds and arts in ways that transform our understanding of both? This book examines the concepts of art and cognition from the complementary perspectives of philosophy, the empirical sciences, and the humanities. Central chapters combine examples of visual art, music, literature, and film with the properties of cognition that they illuminate, including 4E cognition, predictive processing, and theories of affect and emotion. These aspects of cognition are undergoing theoretical shifts that complicate established understandings of the mind and its encounter with the arts. As the book takes stock of recent developments in aesthetics that have incorporated empirical findings (Naturalized Aesthetics), it also envisions a new generation of cognitive science with robust ties to history and literature (the Cognitive Humanities). In this way, Cognition and the Arts can be seen as a model of interdisciplinary scholarship.

By: Timothy Justus (Pitzer College Claremont)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 435g
ISBN: 9781009245104
ISBN 10: 1009245104
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 23 October 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Timothy Justus is Professor of Cognitive Science at Pitzer College (The Claremont Colleges), with scholarly interests including cognitive neuroscience, the cognitive humanities, and the history and philosophy of cognitive science. In 2020–21, Justus was a Fellow of the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study.