A central methodological innovation is the initiation of a Philosophical Complementary Analysis Project (PCAP). Through PCAP we re-analyze existing datasets from museum and gallery studies in empirical aesthetics and neuroaesthetics to identify patterns related to epistemic emotions, transformative aesthetic experiences, and evaluative responses to art.

The project combinesempirical approaches with philosophical analysis of major theories of aesthetic cognition, drawing on thinkers such as Kant, Dewey, Susanne Langer, Catherine Elgin, and Jenefer Robinson. By integrating insights from philosophy, empirical aesthetics, and cognitive science, the project aims to develop a comprehensive framework for understanding how aesthetic experiences contribute to knowledge, insight, and understanding.

More broadly, the project contributes to bridging philosophy of art and the cognitive sciences, engaging with contemporary theories of mind such as predictive processing and 4E cognition (embodied, embedded, extended, and enactive)