Homo aestheticus : where art comes from and why /

Main Author: Dissanayake, Ellen.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1995.
Edition:1st University of Washington Press ed.
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Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=42431
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300 |a 1 online resource (xxii, 297 pages) :  |b illustrations 
500 |a Originally published: New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, ©1992. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-271) and indexes. 
505 0 |a Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the 1995 Edition; Preface to the Original Edition; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: Why Species-Centrism?; 2. Biology and Art: The Implications of Feeling Good; 3. The Core of Art: Making Special; 4. Dromena, or ""Things Done"": Reconciling Culture and Nature; 5. The Arts as Means of Enhancement; 6. ""Empathy Theory"" Reconsidered: The Psychobiology of Aesthetic Responses; 7. Does Writing Erase Art?; Notes; References; Index of Names; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z; Index of Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H 
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