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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480018303321

Autore

Rampley Matthew

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

0-271-07900-2

0-271-07902-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 189 pages )

Disciplina

701

Soggetti

Art and biology

Neurosciences and the arts

Art - Philosophy

Evolution (Biology) in art

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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.