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One view is that music is a form of nonadaptive pleasure seeking (NAPS). A second view is that music is an evolutionary vestige. It then measures the adaptive value of music.
Mar 19, 2015 · What is music for, and why does every human culture have it? Is it a uniquely human capability, as language is? Are some of its fundamental components present in non-human animals? What biological and cognitive mechanisms are essential for perceiving, appreciating and making music?
- Henkjan Honing, Carel ten Cate, Isabelle Peretz, Sandra E. Trehub
- 2015
Feb 14, 2018 · Music is a fascinating topic for evolutionary theory, natural philosophy, and narrative construction: music is a highly valued feature of all known living cultures, pervading many aspects of daily life, playing many roles. And music is ancient.
- Anton Killin
- 2018
Jun 1, 2001 · Of the various proposals concerning a possible evolutionary origin for music, eight broad theories can be identified: mate selection, social cohesion, group effort, perceptual development, motor...
May 1, 2006 · One clear possibility to address first is the null hypothesis that music has no adaptive function at all. As stressed by (Williams, 1966) in his foundational work, adaptation is an “onerous concept” to be demonstrated, not assumed.
- W. Tecumseh Fitch
- 2006
May 14, 2008 · Music is a significant feature of every known culture, despite not serving an obvious adaptive function. Might any of these potentially heritable traits have evolved specifically for music?
Jun 14, 2013 · What is it about music that makes it adaptive? Huron summarizes some of the major evolutionary theories that have emerged: Music may have arisen out of courtship behavior and mate selection.
