The problem is not with Prum's insistence that we say "yes" to the aesthetic lives of animals — I applaud that. The problem is that, as I read him, Prum ends up saying "no" to art.

It leaves us with the question – could animals' (and particularly females') appreciation of art, beauty and aesthetics actually be a driving force of evolution?

As a philosopher and artist who’s interested in aesthetics and biology, I recently wrote about the evolution of behaviors in animals that could be seen as art. First, it’s important to outline ...

There’s something unquestionably sinister about the look of Animal Well, the pixel art platformer from one-man development outfit Shared Memory. This game has a throwback aesthetic, with its CRT ...

The problem is not with Prum's insistence that we say "yes" to the aesthetic lives of animals — I applaud that. The problem is that, as I read him, Prum ends up saying "no" to art.