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The Biological Origins of Art
By Nancy E. Aiken
204 pages
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- Praeger Publishers
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- Westport, CT
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- 1998
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Synopsis
Aiken weaves scientific research, theory, and philosophical thought into an explanation of the nature of art. The mystery of how art evokes emotion is unraveled and answers are found as to why we make art and why it is important to our survival as a species.Related books and articles at Questia
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Table of contents
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- Recent Titles in Human Evolution, Behavior, and Intelligence ii
- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Figures vii
- Preface ix
- Chapter 1 Big Questions 1
- Chapter 2 Emotional Response to Art 9
- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 28
- Chapter 3 Biological Constraints on Human Behavior 29
- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 47
- Chapter 4 a Particular Kind of Biological Constraint the Releaser-Response Package 49
- NOTES 67
- NOTES 69
- Chapter 5 the Defense Reaction a Releaser-Response Package Which Can Evoke Emotion in Art 71
- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 97
- Chapter 6 the Defense Reaction, Emotion, and Art 99
- Recent Titles in Human Evolution, Behavior, and Intelligence ii
- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Figures vii
- Preface ix
- Chapter 1 Big Questions 1
- Chapter 2 Emotional Response to Art 9
- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 28
- Chapter 3 Biological Constraints on Human Behavior 29
- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 47
- Chapter 4 a Particular Kind of Biological Constraint the Releaser-Response Package 49
- NOTES 67
- NOTES 69
- Chapter 5 the Defense Reaction a Releaser-Response Package Which Can Evoke Emotion in Art 71
- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 97
- Chapter 6 the Defense Reaction, Emotion, and Art 99
- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 108
- Chapter 7 Threat Stimuli Used in Art 109
- NOTES 138
- Chapter 8from Threat to Pleasure 143
- Chapter 8From Threat to Pleasure 150
- Chapter 9 Answers to Big Questions 153
- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 177
- Index 179
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR 190