The artful species: aesthetics, art, and evolution
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Beteilige Person: Davies, Stephen 1950- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2012
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https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199658541.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199658541.001.0001
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
The aesthetic -- The nature of art -- The theory of evolution -- How might the aesthetic, art, and evolution be related? -- Humans' aesthetic appreciation of nonhuman animals -- Landscape aesthetics -- The aesthetics of human beauty -- General theories of art as an adaptation and the origins of art -- Art as a spandrel -- Art as a technology -- Arts as adaptations
Stephen Davies explores the idea that art, and our aesthetic sensibilities more generally, should be understood as an element in human evolution. He asks: Do animals have aesthetics? Do our aesthetic preferences have prehistoric roots? Is art universal? What is the biological role of aesthetic and artistic behaviour?
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (301 Seiten)
ISBN:9780191633119
0191633119
9781283919166
1283919168
9780191746253
0191746258
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199658541.001.0001