If the corrected and refined affective responses of qualified perceivers just are the criterion for aesthetic value, then value is not independent of listener effect but normatively constituted by it.

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Independent of(as used in logical relationships): Separate from and not dependent on; not needing or being influenced by something else.
aesthetic value(Langer's characterization of how pragmatism interprets aesthetic value): Within the pragmatist framework being criticized, either a direct satisfaction or something instrumental to fulfilling psychological needs
affective responses(as used in aesthetics): Your emotional or feeling-based reactions to something, like how a piece of music makes you feel sad, happy, or energized.
criterion(as used in philosophy to describe a test for whether an idea works): A standard or rule used to decide whether something counts as true or valid.
listener effect(as used in aesthetics): How the person experiencing or observing something is influenced by or reacts to it—in this case, how listeners are affected by music.
normatively constituted(as used in philosophy): Made real or defined by what people consider to be the right standard or ideal way to judge something, rather than by some fixed external fact.
qualified perceivers(as used in aesthetics): People who have developed expertise, training, or deep experience in understanding and appreciating something—like how a music critic might be more qualified to judge a symphony than someone hearing it for the first time.

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