Book: The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution
"A lot of what counts as philosophy," he said, "is explaining and
justifying fundamental human intuitions," including "intuitions about
the beautiful and the ugly." The problem has been that philosophy
"doesn't ask where the intuitions come from. ... Human nature is a
traditional philosophic topic, but let's face it, a lot of it is
uninformed armchair speculation by people who just happen to be
geniuses: Hobbes, Mill, Kant.:\"
http://www.mercurynews.com/books/ci_11690473
Amazon Customer Review:
" (1) gives direct pleasure; (2)exhibits skill and virtuosity; (3)
novelty and creativity; (4) style; (5) ability to evoke criticism;
(6) representation; (7) special focus; (8) expressive individuality;
(9) emotional saturation; (10) intellectually challenging; follows
artistic traditions; (12) imaginitive experience."
http://www.amazon.com/Art-Instinct-Beauty-Pleasure-Evolution/dp/1596914017/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236322079&sr=1-1
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