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This paper will cover a range of topics in contemporary aesthetics. The class will choose the topics. Possibilities include but are not limited to the expression of emotion in music; the arousal of emotion by music, literature and film; the aesthetic appreciation of nature; is there a single right interpretation of a work of art?; is there a plausible evolutionary explanation of our tendency to create and enjoy art?; what is a work of art, anyway?

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