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- Title
BRAIN INTERSECTIONS OF AESTHETICS AND MORALS perspectives from biology, neuroscience, and evolution.
- Authors
ZAIDEL, D. W.; NADAL, M.
- Abstract
For centuries, only philosophers debated the relationship between aesthetics and morality. Recently, with advances in neuroscience, the debate has moved to include the brain and au evolved neural underpinning linking aesthetic reactions and moral judgment. Biological survival emphasizes mate selection strategies, and the ritual displays have been linked to human aesthetics in the arts, in faces, and in various daily decision nuking. In parallel, cultural human practices have evolved to emphasize altruism and morality. This article explores the biological background and discusses the neuroscientific evidence for shared brain pathways for aesthetics and morals.
- Subjects
AESTHETICS -- Moral &; ethical aspects; NEUROSCIENCES; ETHICAL decision making; ETHICS; CONDUCT of life; ALTRUISM; AESTHETICS; BIOLOGY
- Publication
Perspectives in Biology & Medicine, 2011, Vol 54, Issue 3, p367
- ISSN
0031-5982
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/pbm.2011.0032