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WebBeauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution. Denis Dutton (Author) ... argues Denis Dutton, is an evolutionary trait, and is shaped by natural selection. It's not, as almost all contemporary art criticism and academic theory would have it, "socially constructed." The human appreciation for art is innate, and certain artistic values are universal ... WebNov 23, 2010 · Denis Dutton: A Darwinian theory of beauty. Mark Frauenfelder 4:01 pm Tue Nov 23, 2010. Denis Dutton, author of The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution, gave an interesting … rooting a rhododendron cutting

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Denis Dutton was born in Los Angeles, California, United States, on 9 February 1944, as the second of four children of William and Thelma Dutton, who were booksellers and founded what became Dutton's Books, a chain of independent bookstores. He grew up in North Hollywood, graduated from North Hollywood High School, and was educated at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned his bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1966 and his PhD in phi… WebAug 20, 2006 · In the words of proponent Denis Dutton, aesthetic Darwinism is part of a larger attempt by evolutionists “to understand the psychological and cultural life of human beings in terms of their genetic inheritance as an evolved species. … Evolutionary psychology extends the findings of Darwinian theory to the working of the human psyche. WebSo, some animals are "beautiful" because of sexual selection. For flowers, bright colors and perfume attract pollinators, so the brighter the better to reproduce. Of course, as beauty is all relative, not all flowers or animals are "beautiful" according to humans' tastes. rooting a plant cutting in water