Survival of the Beautiful: Art, Science, and Evolution - David Rothenberg - Books - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - 9781408830567 - January 3, 2013
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Survival of the Beautiful: Art, Science, and Evolution

David Rothenberg

Survival of the Beautiful: Art, Science, and Evolution

'The peacock's tail makes me sick!' said Charles Darwin. That's because the theory of evolution as adaptation can't explain why nature is so beautiful. It took the concept of sexual selection for Darwin to explain that, a process that has more to do with aesthetic taste than adaptive fitness. Survival of the Beautiful is a revolutionary new examination of the interplay of beauty, art, and culture in evolution. Taking inspiration from Darwin's observation that animals have a natural aesthetic sense, philosopher and musician David Rothenberg probes why animals, humans included, have an innate appreciation for beauty - and why nature is, indeed, beautiful.


320 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released January 3, 2013
ISBN13 9781408830567
Publishers Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pages 320
Dimensions 132 × 199 × 26 mm   ·   252 g

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