소장자료

Addresses various central issues in the aesthetics of nature. This book offers an introduction to the field of nature aesthetics. It situates nature aesthetics in relation to two principal influences: aesthetics' traditional project of understanding the value of art, and thought on the ethics of our relationship with nature.

Approaching the Philosophy of Natural Beautyp. 1Two Worries About Natural Beautyp. 1A Short History of Taste in Landscapep. 6Philosophical Definition and 'Having an Aesthetic Quality'p. 11Imagination, Belief and the Aesthetics of Naturep. 18The Role of Thoughtp. 18A Post-modern Approach to the Aesthetics of Naturep. 23Objections to the Post-modern Approachp. 26Formalismp. 34Formalism, Nature and Picturesp. 34Strengths of Formalismp. 39Objections to Formalismp. 43Science and Nature Aestheticsp. 49Science and the 'Nature Critic'p. 49Another Turn in the Taste for Landscape?p. 54Objections to the Science-based Approachp. 59Pluralismp. 66Modest Pluralismp. 66Robust Pluralismp. 72Objections to Pluralismp. 76Nature and the Disembodied Aestheticp. 81The Challenge to the Disembodied Aestheticp. 81An Engaged Aesthetic for Naturep. 85Criticisms of the Engaged Aestheticp. 89Aesthetics and the Preservation of Naturep. 95Aesthetic Preservation in Theory and Practicep. 96Two Issues for Aesthetic Preservationp. 102The Preservationist's Dilemmap. 107Nature in the Gardenp. 114The Garden as Naturep. 114The Garden as Artp. 118Is Nature Essential to the Garden?p. 121Art in Naturep. 128Environmental Art: An Affront to Nature?p. 128Defending Environmental Artp. 132Is the Effrontery Charge Coherent?p. 137Notesp. 141Bibliographyp. 153Indexp. 161Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.