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Aesthetics after Darwin : the multiple origins and functions of art

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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1) Darwin's hypothesis is strongly informed both by classical rhetoric and by English and German philosophical aesthetics. 2) Discusses how the three most discussed hypothetical functions of the human arts--competition for attention and (loving) acceptance, social cooperation, and self-enhancement--are not mutually exclusive. 3) Advocates a new hypothesis on the multiple origins of the human arts.

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