| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 163 pages) |
| Series |
Evolution, cognition, and the arts |
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Evolution, cognition, and the arts.
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| Contents |
Competitive courtship and aesthetic judgment/choice : Darwin's model of the arts -- The arts as promoters of social cooperation and cohesion -- Engagement in the arts as ontogenetic self-(trans- )formation -- A cooptation model of the evolution of the human arts : the special role of play behavior -- Technology, and symbolic cognition |
| Summary |
The book reveals a strong humanist heritage which renders Darwin's theory of song and poetic language far more nuanced and interesting than a monolithic ""singing for sex"" hypothesis |
| Notes |
"The original German version of this book was published in 2011. For the purposes of the present English translation, it was substantially revised." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. Descent of man.
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Descent of man (Darwin, Charles) |
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Aesthetics.
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Arts -- Philosophy.
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Aesthetics.
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Arts -- Philosophy.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Evolutionary Psychology.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Berlina, Alexandra, translator.
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| LC no. |
2019012368 |
| ISBN |
1644690012 |
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9781644690017 |
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