The artful species : aesthetics, art, and evolution /

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 a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davies, Stephen, 1950- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Aesthetics.
Art > Philosophy.
Human evolution.
Art > Psychological aspects.
Cultural Evolution > history
Art > Philosophie.
Êtres humains > Évolution.
ART > General.
Aesthetics
Art > Philosophy
Art > Psychological aspects
Human evolution
Kunst
Ästhetik
Kulturelle Evolution
Kunst.
Ästhetik.
Kulturelle Evolution.
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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