
Homo Aestheticus: Where Art Comes from and Why
by DISSANAYAKE ELLEN-
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Table of Contents
Preface to the 1995 Edition | |
Preface to the Original Edition | |
Acknowledgments | |
Introduction: Why Species-Centrism? | p. 1 |
Biology and Art: The Implications of Feeling Good | p. 24 |
The Core of Art: Making Special | p. 39 |
Dromena, or "Things Done": Reconciling Culture and Nature | p. 64 |
The Arts as Means of Enhancement | p. 102 |
"Empathy Theory" Reconsidered: The Psychobiology of Aesthetic Responses | p. 140 |
Does Writing Erase Art? | p. 194 |
Notes | p. 227 |
References | p. 255 |
Index of Names | p. 273 |
Index of Subjects | p. 281 |
Credits | p. 298 |
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