# Pragmatic information of aesthetic appraisal

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.10561 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2411.10561/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 2 of its 86 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 15 Nov 2024.

## Builds on (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [Order effects in dynamic semantics](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1302.7168/) (2013)
- [A neural network account to Kant's philosophical aesthetics](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2404.12395/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

A phenomenological model for aesthetic appraisal is proposed in terms of pragmatic information for a dynamic update semantics over belief states on an aesthetic appreciator. The model qualitatively correlates with aesthetic pleasure ratings in an experimental study on cadential effects in Western tonal music. Finally, related computational and neurodynamical accounts are discussed.