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Springer - Evolutionary Aesthetics - Psychology Book

Name: Springer - Evolutionary Aesthetics - Psychology Book
Brand: Springer
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Explore the biological foundations of human perception with Evolutionary Aesthetics by Springer. This book examines how the distinction between beauty and ugliness serves as a biologically adapted ability to make essential life decisions. By analyzing aesthetic judgment through an evolutionary lens, the text explores how our preferences function as survival mechanisms. The content investigates the hypothesis that beauty represents fitness opportunities, while ugliness signals potential risks. This study covers a wide range of human experiences, including natural beauty, landscape preferences, and sexuality. Additionally, the book extends these theories to artificial beauty, examining how human design and art connect back to these fundamental biological drives. Developed theoretically and supported by numerical data, this work provides a deep look into the psychology of aesthetics. It is an essential resource for those interested in how evolutionary biology shapes our daily perceptions of the world around us.

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Examines the biological basis of aesthetic judgment and how humans distinguish between beauty and ugliness.

Explores the connection between aesthetic preferences and fitness opportunities in natural and sexual contexts.

Investigates how landscape preferences and natural beauty function as tools for making important life decisions.

Applies evolutionary theory to artificial beauty, including the study of art and design.

Provides a theoretical development of the adaptive view of aesthetics supported by numerical data.

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Brand: Springer
Format: Hardcover
ASIN: 3540436707
Category: Books > Subjects > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Psychology & Psychiatry > Applied Psychology > Psychotherapy
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 12 June 2003
Listed Since: 22 December 2006

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