Aesthetics and the Environment
The Appreciation of Nature, Art and Architecture
1st Edition
Published on 11. November 1999
Book
Hardback
270 pages
978-0-415-20683-9 (ISBN)
Description
Traditional aesthetics is often associated with the appreciation of art, Allen Carlson shows how much of our aesthetic experience does not encompass art but nature, in our response to sunsets, mountains or horizons or more mundane surroundings, like gardens or the view from our window.
He argues that knowledge of what it is we are appreciating is essential to having an appropriate aesthetic experience and that scientific understanding of nature can enhance our appreciation of it, rather than denigrate it.
He argues that knowledge of what it is we are appreciating is essential to having an appropriate aesthetic experience and that scientific understanding of nature can enhance our appreciation of it, rather than denigrate it.
Reviews / Votes
'I found much stimulating discussion in these pages. [Carlson] is a worthy opponent for those wedded to a more Kantian or historicist approach to natural beauty.' - British Journal of Aesthetics'Philosophical aesthetics at its best.' - Canadian Aesthetics Journal 'I found much stimulating discussion in these pages. [Carlson] is a worthy opponent for those wedded to a more Kantian or historicist approach to natural beauty.' - British Journal of Aesthetics
'Philosophical aesthetics at its best.' - Canadian Aesthetics Journal
'Fascinating... this is an important body of work in contemporary aesthetics.' - British Journal of Aesthetics
'An excellent overview of analytical environmental aesthetics.' - Environmental Politics
'Ambitious and challenging... this book will certainly stimulate many aestheticians, and others as well.' - Philosophical Quarterly
'A richly textured, provocative set of texts that will undoubtedly be of great value to students.' - Philosophy in Review
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
575 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-20683-9 (9780415206839)
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Person
Allen Carlson
Content
List of illustrations, Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction: aesthetics and the environment, PART I The appreciation of nature, PART II Landscapes, art, and architecture, Index