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Aesthetics after Darwin : the multiple origins and functions of art / Winfried Menninghaus ; translated by Alexandra Berlina

by Winfried Menninghaus, Alexandra Berlina

This work explores Darwin's theory of art as a product of sexual selection, drawing links to classical rhetoric and philosophical aesthetics. It proposes a multifaceted origin for the arts, integrating sensory selection, play behaviour, and symbolic cognition.

Accession 15275 ISBN 9781644690000 Publisher Academic Studies Press
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