{"product_id":"2026100009560-secondhand-origins-of-art","title":"Origins of Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Slipcase: Good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to make art, and where does that primordial urge truly begin? On the Origin of Art is a landmark anthology that unites four of the world's leading thinkers — evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, philosopher of mind Daniel Dennett, neuroscientist VS Ramachandran, and art critic Brian Boyd — each delivering a standalone lecture that confronts one of humanity's most enduring mysteries: the biological and cultural genesis of artistic expression. Published in conjunction with an event hosted by the University of Tasmania, the collection presents radically different disciplinary lenses through which to examine art's deepest roots, from Darwinian aesthetics to cognitive neuroscience, generating a rare and electric intellectual conversation across fields.\n\nThe result is a work of profound interdisciplinary ambition, arguing that art cannot be understood through any single framework — scientific, philosophical, or humanistic — but demands all of them simultaneously. Each contributor brings a distinct and authoritative voice, producing a volume that is as rigorous as it is revelatory, illustrated by its striking, typographically bold design that signals its contemporary cultural weight. This is essential reading for anyone who has ever stood before a great work and wondered, with genuine bewilderment, why it moves them at all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203105562843,"sku":"2026100009560-SECONDHAND","price":250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a5e81ba2-a8ce-479a-a857-7c3061fa8b9c.png?v=1788143832","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009560-secondhand-origins-of-art","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}