This is the second part of a 2-part essay on “Aesthetic Chills.” Part 1 is here. In the first part of this essay, I looked at what the conditions are for “aesthetic chills” in general. But since this ...

This is an essay about the phenomenon of “aesthetic chills”—you know, the moment when, experiencing a work of art, you feel a rush of physical emotion, a shiver that runs down your spine. Often, it ...