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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Main Author:	Davies, Stephen, 1950-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:	Aesthetics. Human evolution. Art > Psychological aspects. Êtres humains > Évolution. Aesthetics Art > Psychological aspects Human evolution Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book