# A Darwinian theory of beauty

- 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](https://www.ted.com/talks/denis_dutton_a_darwinian_theory_of_beauty)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [A Darwinian theory of beauty](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/denis_dutton_a_darwinian_theory_of_beauty/3535a97ff9cb), 16 min (TED's player)