List of Figures ix
Preface xi
Introduction: Aesthetic Time and How We Use It xv
1 On Pleasure, Motivation, and Aesthetic Time 1
2 Goals, Genres, and Orders 27
3 Goal Time: Varying Maxima and Aesthetic Experiences 53
4 Coda: Future Present 99
Appendix 1: Table of Key Brain Regions and Networks 113
Appendix 2: Experimental Materials and Methods 115
Notes 143
Bibliography 171
Index 201