Book ID: CBB412176834

Darwin and Theories of Aesthetics and Cultural History (2013)

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This collection of eight essays addresses, from the point of view of art and literary historians, Darwin's intersections with aesthetic theories and cultural histories from the 18th century to the present day.

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Review Dana Carluccio (2016) Review of "Darwin and Theories of Aesthetics and Cultural History". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 826-827). unapi

Includes Chapters

Chapter Sabine Flach (2013) Communicating Vessels: On the Development of a Theory of Representation in Darwin and Warburg. In: Darwin and Theories of Aesthetics and Cultural History (pp. 109-124). unapi

Chapter Larry Silver (2013) Cultural Selection and the Shape of Time. In: Darwin and Theories of Aesthetics and Cultural History (pp. 69-82). unapi

Chapter Jan Söffner (2013) On Mimicry in Darwin and Surrealism. In: Darwin and Theories of Aesthetics and Cultural History (pp. 125-144). unapi

Chapter Marsha Morton (2013) Art’s “Contest With Nature”: Darwin, Haeckel, and the Scientific Art History of Alois Riegl. In: Darwin and Theories of Aesthetics and Cultural History (pp. 53-68). unapi

Chapter Laurence Shafe (2013) Why Is the Peacock’s Tail So Beautiful?. In: Darwin and Theories of Aesthetics and Cultural History (pp. 37-52). unapi

Chapter Barbara Larson (2013) Darwin, Burke, and the Biological Sublime. In: Darwin and Theories of Aesthetics and Cultural History (pp. 17-36). unapi

Chapter Sigrid Weigel (2013) The Evolution of Culture or the Cultural History of the Evolutionary Concept: Epistemological Problems at the Interface Between the Two Cultures. In: Darwin and Theories of Aesthetics and Cultural History (pp. 83-108). unapi

Chapter Ellen K. Levy (2013) Contemporary Art and the Aesthetics of Natural Selection. In: Darwin and Theories of Aesthetics and Cultural History (pp. 145-164). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Ruse, Michael
Amigoni, David
Bowler, Peter J.
Bradley, Ben S.
Dilley, Stephen Craig
Gaffney, Jennifer A.
Journals
History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
19: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century
American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly
Annals of the History and Philosophy of Biology
East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal
Publishers
Princeton University Press
Cornell University
Cambridge University Press
Anchor
Harvard University Press
Lexington Books
Concepts
Evolution
Aesthetics
Darwinism
Science and religion
Philosophy of science
Popular culture
People
Darwin, Charles Robert
Allen, Grant
Butler, Samuel
Hayek, Friedrich August von
Locke, John
Paley, William
Time Periods
19th century
21st century
20th century
18th century
20th century, early
20th century, late
Places
Great Britain
Japan
Thailand
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