9780674057111 - On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction von Boyd, Brian (15 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. Offers a comprehensive account of the evolutionary origins of art and storytelling. This title explains why we tell stories, how our minds are shaped to understand them, and what difference an evolutionary understanding of human nature makes to stories we love. Num Pages: 560 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 632. . 2010. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:9780674057111.

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Buch. Zustand: New. Brian Boyd explains why we tell stories and how our minds are shaped to understand them. After considering art as adaptation, Boyd examines Homer s Odyssey and Dr. Seuss s Horton Hears a Who! demonstrating how an evolutionary lens can offer new understandin.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A century and a half after the publication of Origin of Species, evolutionary thinking has expanded beyond the field of biology to include virtually all human-related subjects¿anthropology, archeology, psychology, economics, religion, morality, politics, culture, and art. Now a distinguished scholar offers the first comprehensive account of the evolutionary origins of art and storytelling. Brian Boyd explains why we tell stories, how our minds are shaped to understand them, and what difference an evolutionary understanding of human nature makes to stories we love. Art is a specifically human adaptation, Boyd argues. It offers tangible advantages for human survival, and it derives from play, itself an adaptation widespread among more intelligent animals. More particularly, our fondness for storytelling has sharpened social cognition, encouraged cooperation, and fostered creativity.After considering art as adaptation, Boyd examines Homer¿s Odyssey and Dr. Seuss¿s Horton Hears a Who! demonstrating how an evolutionary lens can offer new understanding and appreciation of specific works. What triggers our emotional engagement with these works What patterns facilitate our responses The need to hold an audience¿s attention, Boyd underscores, is the fundamental problem facing all storytellers. Enduring artists arrive at solutions that appeal to cognitive universals: an insight out of step with contemporary criticism, which obscures both the individual and universal. Published for the bicentenary of Darwin¿s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species, Boyd¿s study embraces a Darwinian view of human nature and art, and offers a credo for a new humanism.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction | Brian Boyd | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2010 | Harvard University Press | EAN 9780674057111 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Softcover. Zustand: Gut. Reprint. 540 S. Gutes Exemplar, geringe Gebrauchsspuren, Cover/SU berieben/bestoßen, Schnitt/Papier nachgedunkelt, innen alles in Ordnung. Z250811ah117 ISBN: 9780674057111 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 885.