The Seductions of Darwin - Art, Evolution, Neuroscience (Hardcover)

The surge of evolutionary and neurological analyses of art and its effects raises questions of how art, culture, and the biological sciences influence one another, and what we gain in applying scientific methods to the interpretation of artwork. In this insightful book, Matthew Rampley addresses these questions by exploring key areas where Darwinism, neuroscience, and art history intersect. Taking a scientific approach to understanding art has led to novel and provocative ideas about its origins, the basis of aesthetic experience, and the nature of research into art and the humanities. Rampley’s inquiry examines models of artistic development, the theories and development of aesthetic response, and ideas about brain processes underlying creative work. He considers the validity of the arguments put forward by advocates of evolutionary and neuroscientific analysis, as well as its value as a way of understanding art and culture. With the goal of bridging the divide between science and culture, Rampley advocates for wider recognition of the human motivations that drive inquiry of all types, and he argues that our engagement with art can never be encapsulated in a single notion of scientific knowledge. Engaging and compelling, The Seductions of Darwin is a rewarding look at the identity and development of art history and its complicated ties to the world of scientific thought.

General

Imprint:	Pennsylvania State University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Matthew Rampley
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-0-271-07742-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > Theory of art Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1800 to 1900 > Pre-Raphaelite art Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > General Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution Books > History > Theory & methods > General
LSN:	0-271-07742-5
Barcode:	9780271077420

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