The Art and Philosophy of the Garden

Author:   David Fenner (Professor of Philosophy and Art, Professor of Philosophy and Art, University of North Florida) ,  Ethan Fenner (Horticulturist and Museum Scientist, Horticulturist and Museum Scientist, University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780197753590


Pages:   392
Publication Date:   07 May 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   David Fenner (Professor of Philosophy and Art, Professor of Philosophy and Art, University of North Florida) ,  Ethan Fenner (Horticulturist and Museum Scientist, Horticulturist and Museum Scientist, University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 22.60cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 15.00cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9780197753590


ISBN 10:   0197753590
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   07 May 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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"Introduction 1. What is a ""Garden""? 2. Defining ""The Garden"" 3. Gardens and Art 4. The Garden as an Artform 5. Formal Aesthetic Properties of Gardens 6. The Relevance of Context 7. Can We Interpret Gardens? 8. How Can We Interpret Gardens? 9. Gardens and Value 10. Evaluating Gardens and Gardening Conclusion Bibliography Index"

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David Fenner joined the University of North Florida in 1992. Since then, he has served as interim chair of the Philosophy Department, associate dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, dean of the Graduate School, and president of the Faculty Association. He was elected Distinguished Professor by the faculty in 2010. In 1995 and 1996, he was Visiting Fellow of Moral Philosophy at the University of St Andrews. Ethan Fenner joined the University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley in 2019, having graduated that same year from the School of Professional Horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden. He has interned and studied with a number of Botanical Gardens, including the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, in 2014 and the San Francisco Botanical Garden in 2018. In 2021, he was invited to speak at the Sixth International Symposium of Seoul Botanic Park. At UCBG Ethan is currently in charge of the Southern African Collection and the Cycad and Palm Collection.

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