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Dennis Dutton : une théorie darwinienne de la beauté

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TED collabore avec l'animateur Andrew Park pour illustrer la théorie provocante de Denis Dutton sur la beauté -- que l'art, la musique les autres belles choses, loin de se contenter d'être "dans l'oeil de celui qui regarde", sont une part intrinsèque de la nature humaine dont les origines sont profondément évolutionnaires.

Denis Dutton is a philosophy professor and the editor of Arts & Letters Daily. In his book The Art Instinct, he suggests that humans are hard-wired to seek beauty. Full bio »

Translated into French by Elisabeth Buffard
Reviewed by Sarah Fathallah
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