The artful species [electronic resource] : aesthetics, art, and evolution / Stephen Davies. Davies, Stephen, 1950- Aesthetics. Human evolution. Art Psychological aspects. N70 701 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Nov. 13, 2012). 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? Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. 2013. 2013 Text 1 online resource. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199658541.001.0001 eng