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The Mental Life of Modernism

The Mental Life of Modernism

Samuel Jay Keyser

Philosophy

Keyser argues that modernist movements in music, art, and poetry share a common cognitive structure tied to how the mind processes complexity and pattern. The book links aesthetics, neuroscience, and the psychology of creativity.

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  • Steven Pinker
    “Fascinating, important new book by friend”

    Pinker praised Keyser's book linking modernism and cognition.

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