Denis Dutton è stato il fondatore e l'editore del popolarissimo sito web Arts and Letters Daily, nominato dal Guardian "miglior sito web del mondo". Ha inoltre fondato e curato la rivista Philosophy and Literature, consolidando il suo impatto sul discorso intellettuale online e cartaceo.
The need to create art is found in every human society, manifest in many different ways across many different cultures. Is this universal need rooted in our evolutionary past? 'The Art Instinct' reveals that it is, combining evolutionary psychology with aesthetics to shed new light on fascinating questions about the nature of art.
Essays examine art forgery from the perspectives of art history, criticism, aesthetics, and ethics and discuss the connection between authenticity and aesthetic value