书名: Aesthetics and the Environment: The Appreciation of Nature, Art and Architecture
作者: Allen Carlson (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (December 22, 1999)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415206839
ISBN-13: 978-0415206839
Book Description
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.
Review
"...he [Carlson] has done us a great deal of service in opening the door to a carefully argued, new look at what is aesthetic appreciation of our natural environment. We owe Carlson our gratitude for having provided us with a richly textured, provocative set of texts that will undoubtly be of great value to students of philosophical aesthetics, geography and environmental studies." -- Thomas Heyd, Philosophy in Review
About the Author
Allen Carlson is an authority in aesthetics and has pioneered the field of environmental aesthetics. He is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alberta, Canada.
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作者: Allen Carlson (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (December 22, 1999)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415206839
ISBN-13: 978-0415206839
Book Description
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.
Review
"...he [Carlson] has done us a great deal of service in opening the door to a carefully argued, new look at what is aesthetic appreciation of our natural environment. We owe Carlson our gratitude for having provided us with a richly textured, provocative set of texts that will undoubtly be of great value to students of philosophical aesthetics, geography and environmental studies." -- Thomas Heyd, Philosophy in Review
About the Author
Allen Carlson is an authority in aesthetics and has pioneered the field of environmental aesthetics. He is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alberta, Canada.
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