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020 _a9780191746253 (ebook) :
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100 1 _aDavies, Stephen,
_d1950-
245 1 4 _aThe artful species
_h[electronic resource] :
_baesthetics, art, and evolution /
_cStephen Davies.
260 _aOxford :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource.
520 8 _aStephen 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?
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
588 _aDescription based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Nov. 13, 2012).
650 0 _aAesthetics.
650 0 _aHuman evolution.
650 0 _aArt
_xPsychological aspects.
776 0 8 _iPrint version
_z9780199658541
856 4 0 _3Oxford scholarship online
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199658541.001.0001
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