Ecology, evolution, and aesthetics: Towards an evolutionary aesthetics of nature

British Journal of Aesthetics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 123-139

  Paden, Roger ^a   Harmon, Laurlyn K ^a   Milling, Charles R ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84860382085     PISSN: 00070904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesthj/ays001     Document Type: Article

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