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(An)Aesthetic Emotions: A Pragmatist View of Sensibility Change

Sociological Theory

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Abstract

Sociological Theory, Volume 44, Issue 1, Page 80-106, March 2026.
This article presents a pragmatist framework for the sociology of emotions by introducing the concepts ofaestheticandanaestheticemotions. Aesthetic emotions arise from disruptions of habits, generating emotional qualities that unify experience and ...