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Informationen zum Autor Brian Boyd Klappentext Brian Boyd explains why we tell stories and how our minds are shaped to understand them. After considering art as adaptation, Boyd examines Homer¿s Odyssey and Dr. Seuss¿s Horton Hears a Who! demonstrating how an evolutionary lens can offer new understanding and appreciation of specific works. Zusammenfassung Brian Boyd explains why we tell stories and how our minds are shaped to understand them. After considering art as adaptation, Boyd examines Homer’s Odyssey and Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hears a Who! demonstrating how an evolutionary lens can offer new understanding and appreciation of specific works. Inhaltsverzeichnis * Illustrations * Acknowledgments * Introduction: Animal! Human! Art! Story Book I: Evolution! Art! and Fiction Part 1 Evolution and Nature * Evolution and Human Nature? * Evolution! Adaptation! and Adapted Minds * The Evolution of Intelligence * The Evolution of Cooperation Part 2 Evolution and Art * Art as Adaptation? * Art as Cognitive Play * Art and Attention * From Tradition to Innovation Part 3 Evolution and Fiction * Art! Narrative! Fiction * Understanding and Recalling Events * Narrative: Representing Events * Fiction: Inventing Events * Fiction as Adaptation Book II: From Zeus to Seuss: Origins of Stories Part 4 Phylogeny: The Odyssey * Earning Attention (1): Natural Patterns: Character and Plot * Earning Attention (2): Open-Ended Patterns: Ironies of Structure * The Evolution of Intelligence (1): In the Here and Now * The Evolution of Intelligence (2): Beyond the Here and Now * The Evolution of Cooperation (1): Expanding the Circle * The Evolution of Cooperation (2): Punishment Part 5 Ontogeny: Horton Hears a Who! * Problems and Solutions: Working at Play * Levels of Explanation: Universal! Local! and Individual * Levels of Explanation: Individuality Again * Levels of Explanation: Particular * Meanings * Conclusion * Retrospect and Prospects: Evolution! Literature! Criticism * Afterword * Evolution! Art! Story! Purpose * Notes * Bibliography * Index ...
