This academic paper argues for a broad view of aesthetic experience, contrasting it with the narrow view advocated by philosophers Peter Kivy and Noël Carroll. The narrow view emphasizes attention to formal properties, excluding cognitive and moral aspects. Goldman contends that cognition and moral assessment are inseparable from the experience of form and expressiveness in art. He supports his broad view with historical analysis, arguing that it has a stronger philosophical lineage and provides a more plausible account of aesthetic value. Finally, Goldman addresses objections to his position, clarifying the scope and nature of aesthetic experience.

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Goldman, A. (2013). The Broad View of Aesthetic Experience. The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 71(4), 323–333. http://www.jstor.org/stable/42635869

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