On the Inductive Structure of Works of Art (Summary)

A summary of the discussion and conclusions of the author's dissertation 'On the Inductive Structure of Works of Art', submitted and defended in May of 1970, comprising a revision of Chapter II amended at beginning and end to encompass material from the Introduction and Conclusion of the thesis, designed to enable readers to grasp the nature and consequences of its core conjecture – that works of art must be structured to be playable as inductive games if they are to be experienced powerfully – without attending to the logical and mathematical enquiries of Chapter I.