Aesthetics and the Environment

The Appreciation of Nature, Art and Architecture

Allen Carlson author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:11th Nov '99

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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.

'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

ISBN: 9780415206839

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 660g

270 pages