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A Darwinian theory of beauty

Denis Dutton · TED

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TED collaborates with animator Andrew Park to illustrate Denis Dutton's provocative theory on beauty -- that art, music and other beautiful things, far from being simply "in the eye of the beholder," are a core part of human nature with deep evolutionary origins.

The talk

  1. A Darwinian theory of beauty 16 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2010
Speaker
Denis Dutton
Year
2010
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Psychology and the brain, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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