Darwinian Evolution of Art and Beauty. Darwinian adaptation driven by natural selection

Beauty is not purely subjective or cultural but is deeply rooted in Darwinian adaptation. The widespread, cross-cultural appeal of various art forms and natural phenomena suggests a universal human psychology shaped by evolution. The science of beauty. The texts propose that natural selection and sexual selection—the latter exemplified by the peacock's tail—created a preference for things that historically aided survival or reproductive success, such as the ideal savanna landscape.
You can answer some of the following questions:
• Why do we find things beautiful
• Is beauty an adaptation?
• Evolutionary origins of creativity
• Darwin's theory of beauty

Based on Denis Dutton.

00:03 I. The Puzzle: Challenging Subjectivity
01:08 II. Darwin's Two Engines of Adaptive Beauty
02:21 III. Universal Natural Beauty: The Savannah Ideal
03:02 IV. The Earliest Art: Fitness Signals and Virtuosity
04:15 V. Conclusion: Beauty as a Functional Gift

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