Vol. 5 (2012): Vol 5 (2012) Special Issue – Riconcepire l'estetica
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Sulla genesi estetica del simbolico. A partire da Terrence Deacon

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  • Mariagrazia Portera
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Aisthesis-11797

Published 2012-12-07

Keywords

  • Theory of emotions,
  • Emergentism,
  • Language

How to Cite

Portera, M. (2012). Sulla genesi estetica del simbolico. A partire da Terrence Deacon. Aisthesis. Pratiche, Linguaggi E Saperi dell’estetico, 5, 87–98. https://doi.org/10.13128/Aisthesis-11797
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Abstract

In this paper I discuss Terrence Deacon's hypothesis about the origin of human aesthetic faculty, which he interprets as a by-product of human acquisition of language. In discussing Deacon's hypothesis I introduce the question about the adoption of exaptive evolutionary hypotheses in studies on human evolution and especially on human evolution of aesthetic faculty.


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