@ghdprentice Yeah, the article is a little rich. Definitely written for a philosophy journal. I am also interested in evolutionary and development psychology and would recommend a book by Michael Tomasello, "Becoming Human: A theory of ontogeny." He compares the development of children and primates in order to better understand what makes humans distinctly human, like shared intentionality. He also has a youtube video with the same title.
Philosophy of Audiophile Aesthetics
For audiophiles who like reading philosophy: attached below is a 12 page article about the philosophy of audiophile aesthetics.
In short the author questions the validity of transparency as a metric and suggests instead the production and appreciation of sonic art as the metric for audiophile aesthetics.
Perhaps this appeal to reason will once and for all quell the spurious debates on audiophile forums between the relative merits of snake oil and measurements.