Friday, November 26, 2010

Denis Dutton: A Darwinian theory of beauty

11/26/10. Dennis Dutton is a philosophy professor and the editor of Arts and Letters Daily:

http://www.artsandlettersdaily.com/

In his book "The Art Instinct," he suggests that humans are hard-wired to seek beauty.

Here, Professor Dutton gives a video presentation (15:33) of his theory of beauty.

http://www.ted.com/talks/denis_dutton_a_darwinian_theory_of_beauty.html

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