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Art and Adaptability: Consciousness and Cognitive Culture

Art and Adaptability: Consciousness and Cognitive Culture

Hardcover

Art HistoryLiterary CriticismGeneral Art Instruction

ISBN10: 9004354522
ISBN13: 9789004354524
Publisher: Brill
Published: Nov 23 2017
Pages: 204
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
Art and Adaptability argues for a co-evolution of theory of mind and material/art culture. The book covers relevant areas from great ape intelligence, hominin evolution, Stone Age tools, Paleolithic culture and art forms, to neurobiology. We use material and art objects, whether painting or sculpture, to modify our own and other people's thoughts so as to affect behavior. We don't just make judgments about mental states; we create objects about which we make judgments in which mental states are inherent. Moreover, we make judgments about these objects to facilitate how we explore the minds and feelings of others. The argument is that it's not so much art because of theory of mind but art as theory of mind.

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