Teaching & Learning Guide for: The Aesthetics of Nature

  • Parsons G
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Traditionally, analytic philosophers writing on aesthetics have given short shrift to nature. The last thirty years, however, have seen a steady growth of interest in this area. The essays and books now available cover central philosophical issues concerning the nature of the aesthetic and the existence of norms for aesthetic judgement. They also intersect with important issues in environmental philosophy. More recent contributions have opened up new topics, such as the relationship between natural sound and music, the beauty of animals, and the aesthetics of gardens. Using these materials, it is now easy to include a module on the aesthetics of nature as one part of an introductory course on aesthetics, or even to design an entire upper-level undergraduate or graduate seminar around the topic. Author

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Parsons, G. (2008). Teaching & Learning Guide for: The Aesthetics of Nature. Philosophy Compass, 3(5), 1106–1112. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-9991.2008.00168.x

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