The seductions of Darwin art, evolution, neuroscience / Matthew Rampley.

Author/creator Rampley, Matthew
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2017]
Descriptionix, 189 pages ; 24 cm
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Subjects

Contents Art, biology, and the aesthetics of selection -- Memes and trees : art history as evolution -- Brains, caves, and phalanxes : neuroaesthetics and neuroarthistory -- Self-organizing evolution : art as a system.
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016033408
ISBN9780271077420 (cloth : alk. paper)

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