A key dispute in environmental aesthetics concerns the role of scientific knowledge in our aesthetic appreciation of the natural environment. In this article, I will explore this debate by focusing on the aesthetic experience of forests. I intend to question reductive forms of the scientific approach and support the role of imagination and stories in nature appreciation.

Mikkonen, J., 0AD. Knowledge, Imagination, and Stories in the Aesthetic Experience of Forests. Estetika: The Central European Journal of Aesthetics, {volume}({issue}), p.{page}.DOI: https://doi.org/10.33134/eeja.168

Mikkonen, J. “Knowledge, Imagination, and Stories in the Aesthetic Experience of Forests”. Estetika: The Central European Journal of Aesthetics, vol. {volume}, no. {issue}, 0AD, p. {page}.DOI: https://doi.org/10.33134/eeja.168

Mikkonen, J. (0AD). Knowledge, Imagination, and Stories in the Aesthetic Experience of Forests. Estetika: The Central European Journal of Aesthetics, {volume}({issue}), {page}.DOI: https://doi.org/10.33134/eeja.168

Mikkonen, Jukka. 0AD. “Knowledge, Imagination, and Stories in the Aesthetic Experience of Forests”. Estetika: The Central European Journal of Aesthetics {volume} ({issue}): {page}.DOI: https://doi.org/10.33134/eeja.168

1. Mikkonen J. Knowledge, Imagination, and Stories in the Aesthetic Experience of Forests. Estetika: The Central European Journal of Aesthetics. 0AD;{volume}({issue}):{page}. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33134/eeja.168

1. Mikkonen J. Knowledge, Imagination, and Stories in the Aesthetic Experience of Forests. Estetika: The Central European Journal of Aesthetics. 0AD;{volume}({issue}):{page}.DOI: https://doi.org/10.33134/eeja.168

Mikkonen J, ‘Knowledge, Imagination, and Stories in the Aesthetic Experience of Forests’ (0AD) {volume} Estetika: The Central European Journal of Aesthetics {page}DOI: https://doi.org/10.33134/eeja.168

[1]J. Mikkonen, “Knowledge, Imagination, and Stories in the Aesthetic Experience of Forests”, Estetika: The Central European Journal of Aesthetics, vol. {volume}, no. {issue}, p. {page}, 0AD.DOI: https://doi.org/10.33134/eeja.168

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Knowledge, Imagination, and Stories in the Aesthetic Experience of Forests

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