The seductions of Darwin: art, evolution, neuroscience

University Park, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press (2017)
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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"--Provided by publisher.

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N72.B5.R36 2017

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