Aesthetics after darwin: the multiple origins and functions of the arts
Auteur :
Menninghaus, Winfried
Éditeur :
Academic Studies Press
ISBN :
9781644690000
Date de publication :
22 août 2019
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,5 cm
Format :
Laminated cover
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Darwin famously proposed that sexual competition is the driving force of "art" production not only in animals, but also in humans. This book reveals that Darwin's hypothesis, rather than amounting to a full-blown antidote to the humanist tradition, is actually informed by classical rhetoric and by English and German philosophical aesthetics.