Aesthetics and the Environment: The Appreciation of Nature, Art, and Architecture
Routledge (1999)
Abstract |
Aesthetics and the Environment presents fresh and fascinating insights into our interpretation of the environment. Traditional aesthetics is often associated with the appreciation of art, but 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. Carlson argues that knowledge of what it is we are appreciating is essential to having an appropriate aesthetic experience and that a scientific understanding of nature can enhance our appreciation of it, rather than denigrate it.
|
Keywords | Environment (Aesthetics |
Categories | (categorize this paper) |
Reprint years | 2000, 2002 |
Buy the book | $162.63 used (8% off) Amazon page |
Call number | BH301.E58.C37 2000 |
ISBN(s) | 9780415206839 0415206839 9780415301053 |
Options |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Download options
References found in this work BETA
No references found.
Citations of this work BETA
Different Kinds of Perfect: The Pursuit of Excellence in Nature-Based Sports.Leslie A. Howe - 2012 - Sport, Ethics and Philosophy 6 (3):353-368.
Aesthetics in Practice: Valuing the Natural World.Emily Brady - 2006 - Environmental Values 15 (3):277 - 291.
Leibniz's Monadological Positive Aesthetics.Pauline Phemister & Lloyd Strickland - 2015 - British Journal for the History of Philosophy 23 (6):1214-1234.
View all 20 citations / Add more citations
Similar books and articles
Architecture and the Aesthetic Appreciation of the Natural Environment.F. David Martin - 1979 - Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 38 (2):189-190.
Nature Appreciation, Science, and Positive Aesthetics.Glenn Parsons - 2002 - British Journal of Aesthetics 42 (3):279-295.
Appreciation and the Natural Environment.Allen Carlson - 1979 - Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 37 (3):267-275.
A Defense of Arts-Based Appreciation of Nature.Thomas Leddy - 2005 - Environmental Ethics 27 (3):299-315.
Allen Carlson's Environmental Aesthetics and the Protection of the Environment.Ned Hettinger - 2005 - Environmental Ethics 27 (1):57-76.
The Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature.Malcolm Budd - 1996 - British Journal of Aesthetics 36 (3):207-222.
Nature and Landscape: An Introduction to Environmental Aesthetics.Allen Carlson - 2009 - Columbia University Press.
Analytics
Added to PP index
2009-01-28
Total downloads
260 ( #18,881 of 2,308,437 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
15 ( #35,377 of 2,308,437 )
2009-01-28
Total downloads
260 ( #18,881 of 2,308,437 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
15 ( #35,377 of 2,308,437 )
How can I increase my downloads?
Monthly downloads