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Denis Dutton, The Art Instinct. New York: Oxford University Press 2009. Pp. 278.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2020

Mohan Matthen
Mohan Matthen*
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University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, ONL5L 1C6, Canada
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Canadian Journal of Philosophy , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , June 2011 , pp. 337 - 356
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