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Art & Evolution; Dennis Dutton’s “The Art Instinct”

May 1st, 2009
Posted in Art & Photos . Philosophy

I recently listened to this interview with Denis Dutton on Bloggingheads.tv about his new book “The Art Instinct“. I haven’t read the book, so I can’t comment on it in detail, but I can definitely tell I want to read it. The basic premise is that the art can be explained in evolutionary terms as the [ READ MORE ]

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