Denis Dutton a fondé et édité le site Web extrêmement populaire Arts and Letters Daily, nommé par le Guardian "meilleur site Web au monde". Il a également fondé et dirigé la revue Philosophy and Literature, consolidant ainsi son influence sur le discours intellectuel en ligne et dans la presse.
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