The other great principle of evolution is sexual selection, and it operates very differently. 进化的另一大原则是性选择，它运作的方式则大相径庭。 The peacock's magnificent tail is the most famous example of this. 孔雀那华丽的尾巴就是最著名
But, someone might argue, that's natural beauty. 但有人也许会争辩，那是自然美。 How about artistic beauty? Isn't that exhaustively cultural? 艺术的美又如何呢？那难道不是纯粹的文化影响吗？ No, I don't think it is. And once again, I'd like
I can, however, give you at least a taste of what I regard as the most powerful theory of beauty we yet have. 然而，我能给大家体会一下我认为迄今为止我们所有的最有力的关于‘美’的理论。 And we get it not from a philosopher of art, not fro
Delighted to be here and to talk to you about a subject dear to my heart, which is beauty. 很高兴来到这里与大家探讨我至为关心的一个主题，那就是“美”。 I do the philosophy of art, aesthetics, actually, for a living. 我研究艺术与审美哲学，事实上
How can we explain this universality? 我们如何解释这一普世性呢？ The best answer lies in trying to reconstruct a Darwinian evolutionary history of our artistic and aesthetic tastes. 最佳答案存在于对我们艺术和审美品味的达尔文主义进化过程的重新构
So the next time you pass a jewelry shop window displaying a beautifully cut teardrop-shaped stone, 因此，下次你经过陈列着切成泪滴形的漂亮宝石的珠宝店橱窗时， don't be so sure it's just your culture telling you that that sparklin
Except, of course, what's interesting about this is that we can't be sure how that idea was conveyed, 当然，有趣的是，我们无法确认这样的观点是如何传播的， because the Homo erectus that made these objects did not have language.
So what were these ancient -- I mean, they're ancient, they're foreign, but they're at the same time somehow familiar. 因此这些古老的--我是说，它们是古老的，异域的，但同时它们也是我们熟悉的。 What were these artifacts for? 这些人工制品的用途是什么
Consider briefly an important source of aesthetic pleasure, the magnetic pull of beautiful landscapes. 想一下简单且重要的审美愉悦的来源，美丽风景的吸引力。 People in very different cultures all over the world tend to like a pa
