Book 2012

The artful species

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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Published: 2012

History
Aesthetics
Art
Philosophy
Kulturelle Evolution
Social evolution
Psychological aspects
Ästhetik

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.