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The Seductions of Darwin: Art, Evolution, Neuroscience

By Matthew Rampley

Book information

Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Year
2017
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4147451 bytes)
Pages
201\201
Time added
2019-04-19 08:24:59

Description

A critical study of the growing use of evolutionary theory and neuroscience to interpret art. Explores the question of what is gained from using ideas and methods from the biological sciences in the analysis of art. COVER Front......Page 1 Copyright Page......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 6 Preface and Acknowledgments......Page 8 Introduction......Page 12 Chapter 1: Art, Biology, and the Aesthetics of Selection......Page 27 Chapter 2: Memes and Trees: Art History as Evolution......Page 55 Chapter 3: Brains, Caves, and Phalanxes: Neuroaesthetics and Neuroarthistory......Page 84 Chapter 4: Self-Organizing Evolution: Art as a System......Page 117 Conclusion: On the Multiple Cultures of Inquiry......Page 142 Notes......Page 154 Selected Bibliography......Page 169 Index......Page 189 COVER Back......Page 201

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