'I found it highly readable and engaging. No knowledge of philosophy of art is presumed. It provides a balanced introduction, and a clear articulation of the author's view. I would not hesitate to recommend The Biology of Art to a newcomer to philosophical aesthetics or to set it as a reading in an undergraduate philosophy of art course. Indeed, I think it would serve class discussions well … The book is a curious contribution to a Philosophy of Biology series. Many central controversies in philosophy of biology can be brought to bear on the arts. This element sidesteps those to offer instead a defence of naturalism in philosophy of art-a position I would wager most professional philosophers of biology would already endorse.' Anton Killin, Metascience
1. What is art?; 2. Naturalism and its discontents; 3. The evolutionary framework; 4. The psychology and neurobiology of art; 5. The ecology of art; 6. Conclusion.
