The Evolutionary Value of an Aesthetic Sense

The aesthetic sense we inherited from our successful ancestors drew them toward conditions that made for survival and reproductive success and repelled them away from conditions that impacted negatively on longevity and fertility. But for them, as for us, those desirable outcomes were incidental and...

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Main Author: Stephen Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2013-12-01
Series:Aisthesis
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Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/aisthesis/article/view/671