An edition of The artful species (2012)
The artful species
aesthetics, art, and evolution
By Davies, Stephen
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Publish Date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
eng
Pages
301
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.