The artful species aesthetics, art, and evolution / [Texte imprimé] :
Stephen Davies
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012
- 1 vol. (301 p.) ; 24 cm
Bibliogr. p. 232-284
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
978-0-19-965854-1
Aesthetics Art / Philosophy Human evolution Art / Psychological aspects Cultural Evolution / history