The Aesthetic Brain

The Aesthetic Brain
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 9780199811809
ISBN-13 : 0199811806
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Book Synopsis The Aesthetic Brain by : Anjan Chatterjee

Download or read book The Aesthetic Brain written by Anjan Chatterjee and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Aesthetic Brain takes the reader on a wide-ranging journey addressing fundamental questions about aesthetics and art. Using neuroscience and evolutionary psychology, Chatterjee shows how beauty, pleasure, and art are grounded biologically, and offers explanations for why beauty, pleasure, and art exist at all.


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