Aesthetics and the Environment: The Appreciation of Nature, Art and Architecture
Author(s): Allen Carlson (Author)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 11 Nov. 1999
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 270 pages
ISBN-10: 0415206839
ISBN-13: 9780415206839
Book 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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘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
From the Publisher
‘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
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