The Art Instinct

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Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution
Denis Dutton

"This is a wonderful, mind-changing book."

Peter Forbes, The Independent

"Provocative... punchy... a hard-hitting amalgamation of critical theory and evolutionary science... Both cogent and exhilarating."

The Atlantic
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The need to create art is found in every human society. In The Art Instinct, Denis Dutton explores the idea that this need has an evolutionary basis. Why do people display artistic skills? Why do we value art, and what is it for? This sparkling and intelligent book looks at these fundamental questions, and combines the science of evolutionary psychology with aesthetics to shed new light on the nature of art.

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