The term “palaeonthropsychobiological,” which was coined by Dissanayake, means that there are ideas of art, which encompass the whole human history, for instance, as far as the Paleolithic or earlier. It also suggests that the idea of art includes all human societies like cross-cultural or anthropological. Lastly it accounts for the truth that art is an emotional or psychological need and contains emotional and psychological effects. The term also states that in order for art to be included in the human cultures, human psychology, and human history it must be viewed as a biological or inherent trait in the human species or natural and normal like sex, language, aggression and sociability.

The phrase “making special” means that arts does not only entail beautiful paintings, dances, musical compositions, and pictures. All these are as a result of artistic behavior. Ellen meant that all artists always put their emotion and thoughts to their artwork and the moment we appreciate their work, we try to understand and feel the meaning of their theme. In art people try to make everything they create special and they use all their abilities including resources and intelligence. Therefore; with all these abilities artists try to make something unique, special, and different. Ellen states that “thinking of art as behavior of making special is a change of pattern truly.” This expression relates to art and human continued existence because it is seen in the simple things we do like cooking special and wearing special garb during important occasions.

The author describes three theories, which include modernism, post modernism, and renaissance. Modernism took place during the 18th century it is important in the modernistic theory since it carries both theory and an appreciation of pieces that were created during the period, which often require a neutral mind frame in acquiring its amazing value. As it is described in Dissanayake’s article “Implicit in this account that what is written or said about a particular artwork is not only important to it being art, but indeed more important than the artwork itself. Art cannot be appreciated without an explanation.” Several things changed through this period, which includes the introduction of science, the interpersonal and social changes. Modernism offered the idea around aesthetics and the notion of interested and disinterested viewers.

Postmodern emerged during the 19th century after the modernist era. People began using post modernists theories in challenging the modernist ideology. Since individuals use their cultural and personal sensibilities in appreciating arts instead of the independently  truthful way, postmodernists is referred to as the canon of works, which represent the view of the earth as elite. “As an alternative of assuming that art reflects a privileged and unique kind of knowledge, post modernists point out that any reality or truth is just a point of view, which comes to us as conditioned and mediated.”

Lastly, the renaissance was between the rise of the modern era and the middle ages. Linear perspectives came into existence during this period and the attractiveness of nature. The “art for life’s sake” theory was developed and was based on the universalism of art, which represented the human behavior and human species. She states “by considering art from the broadest perspective, the palaeoantropsychobiological view, which I mentioned earlier- as a worldwide propensity and need of the human species.”