The Seductions of Darwin Art, Evolution, Neuroscience

A critical study of the growing use of evolutionary theory and neuroscience to interpret art. Explores the question of what is gained from using ideas and methods from the biological sciences in the analysis of art.

Info autore

Matthew Rampley is Chair of Art History and Head of the School of Languages, Cultures, Art History, and Music at the University of Birmingham and the author of The Vienna School of Art History (Penn State, 2013).

Riassunto

A critical study of the growing use of evolutionary theory and neuroscience to interpret art. Explores the question of what is gained from using ideas and methods from the biological sciences in the analysis of art.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Matthew Rampley, Rampley Matthew
• Editore: University Presses
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 12.01.2017
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie
• EAN: 9780271077420
• ISBN: 978-0-271-07742-0
• Illustrazioni: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.2 x 22.9 x 2 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 499 g
• Categorie: Charles Darwin, art, Theory of art, Evolution, History: theory & methods, Science, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Neuroscience, HISTORY / Historiography, ART / Criticism & Theory, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), Biology, memes, Humanities, cultures, Art & design styles: c 1900 to c 1960, Art & Design Styles: Pre-Raphaelite Art, scholarship, neuroaesthetics, Darwinism, Biological science, neuroarthistory, histpry