Title
Empirically Investigating Imaginative Resistance
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2014
Publication Title
British Journal of Aesthetics
Department
Philosophy
Abstract
Imaginative resistance refers to a phenomenon in which people resist engaging in particular prompted imaginative activities. Philosophers have primarily theorized about this phenomenon from the armchair. In this article, we demonstrate the utility of empirical methods for investigating imaginative resistance. We present two studies that help to establish the psychological reality of imaginative resistance and help to uncover one factor that is significant for explaining this phenomenon but low in psychological salience: genre. Furthermore, our studies have the methodological upshot of showing how empirical tools can complement the predominant armchair approach to philosophical aesthetics.
Volume
54
Issue
3
pp.
339-355
ISSN
0007-0904
WorldCat Link
Citation
Liao, Shen-yi ; Strohminger, Nina & Sripada, Chandra Sekhar (2014). Empirically Investigating Imaginative Resistance. British Journal of Aesthetics 54 (3):339-355.