Aesthetics and nature / Glenn Parsons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parsons, Glenn, author.

Series:

Continuum aesthetics.

Continuum aesthetics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature (Aesthetics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum International Pub., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Aesthetics and Nature offers a clear and accessible introduction to the field of nature aesthetics. Glenn Parsons explores the current debates in the field, providing the reader with a thorough overview of the subject. The book situates nature aesthetics in relation to two principal influences: aesthetics' traditional project of understanding the value of art and current thought on the ethics of our relationship with nature. The book outlines five major approaches to understanding the aesthetic value of nature and explores the aesthetic appreciation of nature as it occurs in wilderness, in gardens, and in the context of appreciating environmental art. The book also includes a study of the idea that conserving nature's beauty provides a compelling reason to preserve wilderness. This highly topical idea has deep implications for the importance of aesthetic value in our relationship to nature, and for the fate of nature itself. Combining a clear and engaging style with a sophisticated treatment of a fascinating subject, Aesthetics and Nature is a valuable contribution to contemporary aesthetics

Contents:

Approaching the philosophy of natural beauty

Imagination, belief and the aesthetics of nature

formalism - Science and nature aesthetics

Pluralism

Nature and the disembodied aesthetic

Aesthetics and the preservation of nature

nature in the garden

Art in nature.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-159) and index.

ISBN:

9786612873447

9781472545374

1472545370

9781282873445

128287344X

9781441121219

1441121218

OCLC:

676696248