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Video: A Darwinian Theory of Beauty in Music and Art

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Humans are hard-wired to seek beauty in music and in the arts. This view comes from Denis Dutton, a philosophy professor and author of The Art Instinct. In this TED talk, Dutton explains his theory on beauty. Dutton believes that art, music and other beautiful things are a core part of human nature with deep evolutionary origins.  

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