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Dennis Dutton: 美感演化論

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TED與動畫師Andrew Park合作,將Denis Dutton顛覆性的美感理論化為圖像:藝術、音樂以及其他我們認為美麗的事物之所以為美,不只是源自我們觀者的美感素養,而是從遠古人類祖先以降,隨著演化汰選、留在我們體內的天性。

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 Chinese, Traditional by Mavis Lin
Reviewed by Joyce Chou
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