Taste for the Beautiful

Taste for the Beautiful

EnglishPaperback / softback
Ryan Michael J.
Princeton University Press
EAN: 9780691191393
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From one of the world’s leading authorities on animal behavior, the astonishing story of how the brain drives the evolution of beauty in animals and humans

In A Taste for the Beautiful, Michael Ryan, one of the world’s leading authorities on animal behavior, tells the remarkable story of how he and other scientists have taken up where Darwin left off, transforming our understanding of sexual selection and shedding new light on animal and human behavior. Drawing on cutting-edge science, Ryan explores key questions: Why do animals perceive certain traits as beautiful and others not? Do animals have an inherent sexual aesthetic and, if so, where is it rooted? Ryan argues that the answers lie in the brain—particularly of females, who act as biological puppeteers, spurring the development of beautiful traits in males. Vividly written and filled with fascinating stories, A Taste for the Beautiful will change how you think about beauty and attraction in the animal world and beyond.

EAN 9780691191393
ISBN 0691191395
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher Princeton University Press
Publication date June 25, 2019
Pages 224
Language English
Dimensions 235 x 156
Country United States
Readership General
Authors Ryan Michael J.
Illustrations 16 color illus. 8 b/w illus.