Environmental aesthetics is an emerging field of study that focuses
on nature's aesthetic value as well as on its ethical and
environmental implications. Drawing on the research of a number of
disciplines, this exciting new area speaks to scholars working in a
range of fields, including not only philosophy, but also
environmental and cultural studies, public policy and planning,
social and political theory, landscape design and management, and
art and architecture.
"Nature, Aesthetics, and Environmentalism: From Beauty to Duty"
addresses the complex relationships between aesthetic appreciation
and environmental issues and emphasizes the valuable contribution
that environmental aesthetics can make to environmentalism. Allen
Carlson, a pioneer in environmental aesthetics, and Sheila Lintott,
who has published widely in aesthetics, combine important
historical essays on the appreciation of nature with the best
contemporary research in the field. They begin with classic pieces
by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Thoreau, John Muir, John Burroughs,
and Aldo Leopold, as well as an essay by Eugene Hargrove that lays
out the scientific, artistic, and aesthetic foundations of current
environmental beliefs and attitudes. The second section of the book
addresses prevailing views on the conceptualization of nature and
the various debates on how to properly and respectfully appreciate
nature. The third section introduces positive aesthetics, the
belief that everything in nature is essentially beautiful, even the
devastation caused by earthquakes or floods. The essays in the
final section explicitly bring together aesthetics, ethics, and
environmentalism to explore the ways in which each might affectthe
others.
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