适应的趣味:进化论美学、表观遗传学视域下的人类审美偏好

发布时间：2018-08-27 10:14

【摘要】：在当代进化论美学(evolutionary aesthetics)研究中,一方面,通过考量对人类身体特征吸引力的进化心理学范畴研究和其他关于人类审美活动的研究,进化论美学解释下的人类审美偏好在人类日常偏好决策中似乎扮演了重要的功能角色(functional role)。另一方面,近期聚焦于DNA甲基化的表观遗传学实验,则从遗传学方面暗示了一种个体化的、经验的因子对于DNA序列的表达方式产生修饰效果的可能性,因此,人类对于日常心理经验的偏好,经由表观遗传作用,则有可能具有可遗传性。由此,本文试图借助Carroll的"想象的虚拟世界"概念和前沿表观遗传学理论假设,提出一种包含以上两个方面的看待人类审美偏好的综合性进化论美学研究视角。相较于传统的研究范式,这一视角通过指出审美偏好的功能角色和潜在可遗传性,有望克服进化论美学研究领域中长期存在的副产物难题和自然—教化困境(nature-nurture dilemma),同时,通过揭示分子生物层面和个人经验层面的关联对人类审美偏好可能存在的影响,这一思路还将深化该领域的科学/自然主义基础。
[Abstract]:In the contemporary evolutionary aesthetic (evolutionary aesthetics) research, on the one hand, through the consideration of the attractiveness of human body characteristics of evolutionary psychology category research and other studies on human aesthetic activities, The aesthetic preference of human beings under the explanation of evolutionary aesthetics seems to play an important role in human's daily preference decision, (functional role). On the other hand, the recent epigenetic experiments focused on DNA methylation suggest the genetic potential of an individualized, experiential factor to modify the expression of DNA sequences. Human preferences for daily psychological experience, through epigenetic action, may be hereditary. Therefore, based on Carroll's concept of "imaginary virtual world" and the hypothesis of frontier epigenetic theory, this paper attempts to put forward a comprehensive evolutionary aesthetic research perspective which includes the above two aspects of human aesthetic preference. By pointing out the functional role and potential heritability of aesthetic preference, this perspective is expected to overcome the long-standing by-product problems and natural-enlightenment dilemmas (nature-nurture dilemma), at the same time) in the field of evolutionary aesthetics, compared with traditional research paradigms. By revealing the possible influence of the relationship between molecular biology and personal experience on human aesthetic preference, this idea will also deepen the scientific / naturalistic basis in this field.
【作者单位】：伦敦国王学院哲学系;
【分类号】：B83-066

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