a thoughtful web.
Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking.   Login or Take a Tour!
comment by user-inactivated
user-inactivated  ·  3953 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why did we evolve to appreciate beauty?

Sexual selection can take off in an exponential way, according to Dawkins in The Ancestor's Tale -- he has a section on peacock plumage and why it exists.

Will read the article.

EDIT: so it's about beauty in non-human things; a bit different.





JakobVirgil  ·  3953 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It could still be costly signaling of sexual fitness

user-inactivated  ·  3953 days ago  ·  link  ·  

In a roundabout way, yes.

JakobVirgil  ·  3953 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It is like saying hey baby I am so fit I got time to cuddle.

user-inactivated  ·  3953 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hey baby I appreciate The Divine Comedy so much I can make you laugh-- wait