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This article uses Whitehead's process ontology and epistemology to propose Aesthetic Experience as a theory that can be used in organizational studies. The article starts from the intersections of ludic theory and aesthetics, to formulate a theory of Aesthetic Experience that improves and promotes enjoyment, creativity, satisfaction, and productivity in the workspace. Located in a process ontology and epistemology, we propose a simple approach for theory evaluation, using thought experiments to identify issues in the formulations of extant theories, and formulate the theory of Aesthetic Experience using grounded methods, visual mapping, and process modeling. The broader purpose of the paper is to revive the study of Whiteheadian process philosophy within organizational studies.
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This is the case of Colombian Writer Octavio Escobar Paz.
This is the case of Remedios Varo, Aldous Huxley, and many other artists.
This is the case of famous hockey player Wayne Gretzky.
The term in Whitehead loosely resembles the events of perception by the subject.
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Osejo-Bucheli, C. Theory Evaluation and Formulation: A Reply to Ludic Theory through A.N.Whitehead´s Aesthetic Experience. Philosophy of Management 21, 415–440 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40926-022-00194-4
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