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== Evolution of beauty == | == Evolution of beauty == | ||
Objective beauty has likely mostly evolved by a preference for simplicity (aesthetic sexual selection) which is common to many higher | Objective beauty has likely mostly evolved by a preference for simplicity (aesthetic sexual selection) which is common to many higher animals.<ref>https://www.apa.org/monitor/oct06/pretty</ref> This means members of a species tended to choose objectively/mathematically beautiful mates and hence species evolved to be beautiful and beauty became an important factor of attraction. | ||
Some simple and elegant body shapes may however not necessarily be a result of aesthetic selection, but result of optimizing e.g. for resources efficiency or resilience favoring simple shapes. Attraction to sexually dimorphic beauty also increases fitness because seeking out the opposite sex is conductive for reproduction. | Some simple and elegant body shapes may however not necessarily be a result of aesthetic selection, but result of optimizing e.g. for resources efficiency or resilience favoring simple shapes. Attraction to sexually dimorphic beauty also increases fitness because seeking out the opposite sex is conductive for reproduction. | ||
Complex ornament and [[few millimeters of bone]], however, likely cannot entirely be explained by mathematical simplicity because they are unnecessary specific and complex. The simplest nose shape would be simply two nostrils as found in some apes, after all. A flat chest is simpler than one with permanently swollen breasts. Even more obviously, the peacock tail is unnecessarily complex. | Complex ornament and [[few millimeters of bone]], however, likely cannot entirely be explained by mathematical simplicity because they are unnecessary specific and complex. The simplest nose shape would be simply two nostrils as found in some apes, after all. A flat chest is simpler than one with permanently swollen breasts. Even more obviously, the peacock tail is unnecessarily complex. |