Overview

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. 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.

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Author:   Allen Carlson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.420kg
ISBN:  

9780415301053

ISBN 10:   041530105
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   26 September 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: aesthetics and the environment PART 1 The appreciation of nature ^T1 The aesthetics of nature> 2 Understanding and aesthetic experience 3 Formal qualities in the natural environment 4 Appreciation and the natural environment 5 Nature, aesthetic judgment, and objectivity 6 Nature ad positive aesthetics 7 Appreciating art and appreciating nature PART II Landscapes, art and architecture 8 Between nature and art 9 Environmental aesthetics and the dilemma of aesthetic education 10 Is environmental art an aesthetic affront to nature? 11 The aesthetic appreciation of Japanese gardens 12 Appreciating agricultural landscapes 13 Existence, location, and function:the appreciation of architecture 14 Landscape and literature

Reviews

'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

'Excellent.. a model of clarity and fairmindedness; it is exceptionally well-informed; it is wide ranging, covering nearly all the main topics in the aesthetics of nature, and others besides; and it is ambitious, offering answers to all the problems it considers. It is a book that anyone seriously concerned with the aesthetics of the environment must come to terms with,' - Mind; '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; '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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