Open AccessAnother Darwinian Aesthetics
Author(s) -
WILSON CATHERINE
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of aesthetics and art criticism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1540-6245
pISSN - 0021-8529
DOI - 10.1111/jaac.12283
Subject(s) - miller , darwinism , perspective (graphical) , aesthetics , relevance (law) , philosophy , epistemology , art , visual arts , political science , law , biology , ecology
I offer a Darwinian perspective on the existence of aesthetic interests, tastes, preferences, and productions. It is distinguished from the approaches of Denis Dutton and Geoffrey Miller, drawing instead on Richard O. Prum's notion of biotic artworlds. The relevance of neuroaesthetics to the philosophy of art is defended.
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