The author discusses art selection, the process by which some artworks are selected out or into the art world. Just as George Williams says that natural selection is necessary for a complete explanation of the living world, so, too, is art selection necessary for a complete explanation of the art world. Furthermore, just as Darwin says that natural selection is synonymous to survival of the fittest, the author suggests that art selection provides a model to explain why some artworks survive and some do not. He argues that art selection possesses essentially the characteristics of natural selection, as understood by scientists such as Williams and Darwin. However, unlike natural selection, art selection has some element that "induces variability," some element of "conscious choice." He develops his idea of art selection based on the blueprints drawn by Karl Popper and Richard Dawkins. He concludes that through knowledge of the history of both the natural and art worlds one can come to understand and appreciate the staggering variety of living and artistic species.