Just in Time: Temporality, Aesthetic Experience, and Cognitive Neuroscience

Just In Time by Gabrielle Starr is a groundbreaking exploration of the human experience of beauty, revealing how it unfolds in time.

This book delves into the psychological and neurological processes that underlie aesthetic experience, using literary examples from renowned authors such as Rita Dove, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Henry James, Toni Morrison, and Wallace Stevens, alongside the works of artists Dawoud Bey and Jasper Johns.

Through a unique blend of cognitive and phenomenological approaches, Starr sheds light on the temporal quality of beauty, offering insights that will captivate both literary scholars and neuroscience enthusiasts alike.

With its richly informed perspective and bold synthesis of empirical science and humanistic interpretation, Just In Time is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the complex and multifaceted nature of beauty.