What psychology has to say about art, with Ellen Winner, PhD
Speaking of Psychology
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Is There Essentialism in Special Objects?
If rembrandt had painted two of them exactly alike, would we see them as equally valuable and beautiful? And if not, why not? Are they equally valued? Um, you could argue that they wouldn't be, because we like scarcity. If an artist makes two identical things, people like the one that was made first. There is some empirical evidence for this. People are superstitious, mystical, even very rational people. Yes.
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