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Ch. 1. My Favorite Things: Thinking Jazz -- Ch. 2. Is It Cognitive Science Yet?: Some Basic Principles -- Ch. 3. The Author: Maestros And Geniuses -- Ch. 4. The Text (i): Where The Metaphors Are -- Ch. 5. The Text (ii): Narrative, Or Getting The Story Straight -- Ch. 6. The Reader: How Literature Makes Us Feel -- Ch. 7. From Mind To Matter: Art, Empathy, And The Brain -- Ch. 8. The Evolutionary Turn: Blindness And Insight In The Explanation Of Art And Mind. Patrick Colm Hogan. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 227-233) And Index.