Evolutionary Aesthetics

by Eckart Voland and Karl Grammer

Book Overview

Evolutionary aesthetics is the attempt to understand the aesthetic judgement of human beings and their spontaneous distinction between "beauty" and "ugliness" as a biologically adapted ability to make important decisions in life. The hypothesis is - both in the area of "natural beauty" and in sexuality, with regard to landscape preferences, but also in the area of "artificial beauty" (i.e. in art and design) - that beauty opens up fitness opportunities,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540436707
• ISBN13: 9783540436706
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.7"