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The seductions of Darwin : art, evolution, neuroscience / Matthew Rampley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rampley, Matthew, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art and biology.
- Neurosciences and the arts.
- Art--Philosophy.
- Art.
- Evolution (Biology) in art.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 189 pages )
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2017]
- Summary:
- "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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780271079004
- 0271079002
- 9780271079028
- 0271079029
- OCLC:
- 1080551865
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