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The Origins of Art

by Yrjö Hirn

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Chapter I — The Problem Stated
  3. 3Chapter II — The Art-Impulse
  4. 4Chapter III — The Feeling-Tone of Sensation
  5. 5Chapter IV — The Emotions
  6. 6Chapter V — The Enjoyment of Pain
  7. 7Chapter VI — Social Expression
  8. 8Chapter VII — Deduction of Art-Forms
  9. 9Chapter VIII — Art the Reliever
  10. 10Chapter IX — The Work of Art
  11. 11Chapter X — Objections and Answers
  12. 12Chapter XI — The Concrete Origins of Art
  13. 13Chapter XII — Art and Information
  14. 14Chapter XIII — Historical Art
  15. 15Chapter XIV — Animal Display
  16. 16Chapter XV — Art and Sexual Selection
  17. 17Chapter XVI — The Origins of Self-Decoration
  18. 18Chapter XVII — Erotic Art
  19. 19Chapter XVIII — Art and Work
  20. 20Chapter XIX — Art and War
  21. 21Chapter XX — Art and Magic
  22. 22Chapter XXI — Conclusions
  23. 23Authorities Quoted

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