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Lopes seeks to model the diverse strategies employed by humanists and social and behavioural scientists who study the different arts. He gives the specificity of each art form a central role in our appreciative endeavours, and yet he stresses the continuity of the arts with similar, non-art activities such as fashion design, sports and games, cuisine, nature appreciation, and non-literary writing.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50345622569233,"sku":"CIN0198748086G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/B09L77LGMH.jpg?v=1751005346"},{"product_id":"being-for-beauty-book-dominic-mciver-lopes-9780198827214","title":"Being for Beauty","description":"No values figure as pervasively and intimately in our lives as beauty and other aesthetic values. They animate the arts, as well as design, fashion, food, and entertainment. They orient us upon the natural world. 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