Why do humans, in almost every culture in the world, invest so much time in search of beauty and so many resources in the beautification of their bodies, natural objects, and surroundings? What is beauty, and does a universal standard of beauty exist? The article tries to answer these questions by referring to the notion of "aesthetic niche".
Why Do Human Perceptions of Beauty Change? The Construction of the Aesthetic Niche / Mariagrazia Portera. - ELETTRONICO. - (2016), pp. 41-47.
Why Do Human Perceptions of Beauty Change? The Construction of the Aesthetic Niche
Mariagrazia Portera
2016
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Why do humans, in almost every culture in the world, invest so much time in search of beauty and so many resources in the beautification of their bodies, natural objects, and surroundings? What is beauty, and does a universal standard of beauty exist? The article tries to answer these questions by referring to the notion of "aesthetic niche".
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