The Artful Universe

The Artful Universe

by Barrow, John D., Barrow, John D.

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Why do we like certain types of art and music? What games and puzzles do we find challenging? Why do so many myths and legends have common elements? Barrow answers these questions and more as he explains how the landscape of the Universe has influenced the development of philosophy and mythology and how millions of years of evolutionary history have fashioned our attraction to certain patterns of sound and color. Considering such diverse topics as our instinct for language, the origins and uses of color in nature, why we divide time into intervals, and the sources of our appreciation of landscape painting, The Artful Universe will change our view of the creation of art and the way we see the world in which we live. SC, 274 pages.
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