The Artful Species: Aesthetics, Art, and Evolution

The Artful Species: Aesthetics, Art, and Evolution
ISBN-10
0199658544
ISBN-13
9780199658541
Category
Art
Pages
301
Language
English
Published
2012-11-29
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Stephen Davies

Description

Explores the idea that our aesthetic responses and art behaviors are connected to our evolved human nature reaching back hundreds of thousands of years to our humanoid ancestors. Examines human aesthetic interest in animals, decouples human beauty from mate selection, and weighs the arts as biological, social, or mixed adaptations.

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