Product Type
Condition
Binding
Collectible Attributes
Free Shipping
Seller Location
Seller Rating
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2008
ISBN 10: 1596914017ISBN 13: 9781596914018
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15.
More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks
New offers from US$ 19.08
Used offers from US$ 5.76
Also find Hardcover First Edition
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2010
ISBN 10: 1608190552ISBN 13: 9781608190553
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.6.
More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks
New offers from US$ 23.31
Used offers from US$ 6.83
Also find Softcover First Edition
Published by Oxford University Press, 2009
ISBN 10: 0199539421ISBN 13: 9780199539420
Seller: HPB-Red, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks
New offers from US$ 37.31
Used offers from US$ 4.00
Also find Hardcover First Edition
Published by Bloomsbury Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0199580731ISBN 13: 9780199580736
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks
Used offers from US$ 6.44
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, NY, 2009
Seller: North Country Books, Milton, VT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: VG+ in VG+ dust jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with light wear, clean and tight, unmarked. Light wear to dj not price-clipped.
Published by Bloomsbury Press, USA, 2009
ISBN 10: 1596914017ISBN 13: 9781596914018
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First US Edition; Second Printing. Yellowing to pages. Very Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No writing.; 6.4 X 1.12 X 9.56 inches; 278 pages.
Published by Bloomsbury Press, New York, Berlin, London, 2010
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Later printing. Original perfect bound softcover with light wear to the extremities. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall in VERY GOOD condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.
Published by Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
2nd edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 278 p., [4] p. of plates: ill.; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Introduction -- 1: Landscape and longing -- 2: Art and human nature -- 3: What is art? -- 4: But they don't have our concept of art -- 5: Art and natural selection -- 6: Uses of fiction -- 7: Art and human self-domestication -- 8: Intention, forgery, Dada: three aesthetic problems -- 9: Contingency of aesthetic values -- 10: Greatness in the arts -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Summary; The Dinka have a connoisseur's appreciation of the patterns and colours of the markings on their cattle. The Japanese tea ceremony is regarded as a performance art. Some cultures produce carving but no drawing; others specialize in poetry. Yet despite the rich variety of artistic expression to be found across many cultures, we all share a deep sense of aesthetic pleasure. The need to create art of some form is found in every human society. In The Art Instinct, Denis Dutton explores the idea that this need has an evolutionary basis: how the feelings that we all share when we see a wonderful landscape or a beautiful sunset evolved as a useful adaptation in our hunter-gather ancestors, and have been passed on to us today, manifest in our artistic natures. Why do people indulge in displaying their artistic skills? How can we understand artistic genius? Why do we value art, and what is it for? These questions have long been asked by scholars in the humanities and in literature, but this is the first book to consider the biological basis of this deep human need. This sparking and intelligent book looks at these deep and fundamental questions, and combines the science of evolutionary psychology with aesthetics, to shed new light on longstanding questions about the nature of art. Subject; Art - Psychological aspects. Creative ability. Evolutionary psychology. Aesthetics - Psychological aspects. Art and Design. Aesthetics. Art - Philosophy. Evolution (Biology). Instinct. Theory of art; Popular science; Psychology. ART / Criticism & Theory. ART / History / General. 1 Kg.
Published by Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
2nd edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 278 p., [4] p. of plates: ill.; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Introduction -- 1: Landscape and longing -- 2: Art and human nature -- 3: What is art? -- 4: But they don't have our concept of art -- 5: Art and natural selection -- 6: Uses of fiction -- 7: Art and human self-domestication -- 8: Intention, forgery, Dada: three aesthetic problems -- 9: Contingency of aesthetic values -- 10: Greatness in the arts -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Summary; The Dinka have a connoisseur's appreciation of the patterns and colours of the markings on their cattle. The Japanese tea ceremony is regarded as a performance art. Some cultures produce carving but no drawing; others specialize in poetry. Yet despite the rich variety of artistic expression to be found across many cultures, we all share a deep sense of aesthetic pleasure. The need to create art of some form is found in every human society. In The Art Instinct, Denis Dutton explores the idea that this need has an evolutionary basis: how the feelings that we all share when we see a wonderful landscape or a beautiful sunset evolved as a useful adaptation in our hunter-gather ancestors, and have been passed on to us today, manifest in our artistic natures. Why do people indulge in displaying their artistic skills? How can we understand artistic genius? Why do we value art, and what is it for? These questions have long been asked by scholars in the humanities and in literature, but this is the first book to consider the biological basis of this deep human need. This sparking and intelligent book looks at these deep and fundamental questions, and combines the science of evolutionary psychology with aesthetics, to shed new light on longstanding questions about the nature of art. Subject; Art - Psychological aspects. Creative ability. Evolutionary psychology. Aesthetics - Psychological aspects. Art and Design. Aesthetics. Art - Philosophy. Evolution (Biology). Instinct. Theory of art; Popular science; Psychology. ART / Criticism & Theory. ART / History / General. 1 Kg.
Published by Oxford University Press 2009, 2009
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Super octavo, hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
Published by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2009
Seller: Hawkridge Books, Bakewell, United Kingdom
First Edition
1ST EDITION. A FINE COPY IN A FINE DUSTWRAP.
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.