Steven’s Reviews > The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin's Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World—And Us > Status Update

“There is no reason to believe that the love of ballet, or of any other human artform, is based on how much pain and effort they cost to the performers. Likewise, there is no reason to believe that the female of the Great Argus [pheasant]or any other species choose a mate because of how much he endures in the course of his courting performance.”