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Combining evolutionary psychology with aesthetics, this sheds new light on fascinating questions about art, such as 'Why do we make art?' and 'Why do we value it?'.
Synopsis
The need to create art is found in every human society, manifest in many different ways across many different cultures. Is this universal need rooted in our evolutionary past? The Art Instinct reveals that it is, combining evolutionary psychology with aesthetics to shed new light on fascinating questions about the nature of art.