Survival of the prettiest
by Nancy L. Etcoff · first published 1999
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Beauty is not a myth. According to scientist and psychologist Nancy Etcoff, the pursuit of beauty is neither a cultural construction, an invention of Madison Avenue, nor a backlash against feminism. Survival of the Prettiest, the first in-depth scientific inquiry into the nature of human beauty, posits that beauty is an essential and ineradicable part of human nature, from what makes a face beautiful to the deepest questions about the human condition. Etcoff sheds light on every aspect of human beauty, including why we devour fashion magazines, check our waistlines, and gaze longingly at obje
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I clicked on this expecting a review of Nancy Etcoff's _Survival of the Prettiest_ (2000), another work in this area. The New York Times review of Etcoff's book is called "The Beautiful People" <http://www.nytimes.com/books/99/03/21/reviews/990321.21lehrm..., but the review is about…
on “Survival of the Prettiest” ↗…scientific quantification of what is and isn't beautiful. Symmetry is a significant factor, but there are others - many others. Nancy Etcoff's research delves into this - she even wrote a book about it - Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty.
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