论美感的起源——一种基于达尔文学说的观点  

On the Origin of Beauty——A Theory Based on the Viewpoint of Darwin

作　　者：郭玉越[1] 

机构地区：[1]山东大学文学与新闻传播学院,济南250100

出　　处：《自然辩证法研究》2015年第7期111-115,共5页Studies in Dialectics of Nature

摘　　要：达尔文认为,动物也有美的感觉。作为达尔文学说的基本理论,自然选择理论和性选择理论同样可以用来解释和"美"有关的问题:动物具有和人类类似却又不完全相同的美感,而且,在漫长的进化过程中,动物的美感是人类美感的萌芽或雏形。达尔文从"健者必美,美者必健"的角度来解释审美选择的内在动因,不仅符合当代生物学研究尤其是基因科学研究的最新成果,有利于研究者从生物学的角度来讨论美感的起源,而且也为我们理解人类社会的诸多审美现象提供了最基本的支撑。Darwin thought that animals also have a sense of beauty. As the basic theory of Darwinian Theory, the theory of natural selection and sexual selection can also be used to explain the issues about ＂beauty＂. Animals＇ sense of beauty is similar to humans＇ but not identical, and in the long evolutionary process, the animal＇s sense of beauty is bud or prototype of human＇s. Darwin explained the intrinsic motivation of aesthetic choice from the perspective of ＂vigour and beauty generally coincided＂, not only conforms to the contemporary biology research especially the latest research results of genetic science, which is helpful for researchers to discuss the origin of beauty from a biological way, but also provides basic support for the understanding of aesthetic phenomenon in human society.

关 键 词：自然选择 性选择 美感 健者必美 美者必健 

分 类 号：N031[自然科学总论—科学技术哲学]