Disturbing Nature's Beauty: Environmental Aesthetics in a New Ecological Paradigm
Description:
An ecological paradigm shift from the "balance of nature" to the "flux of nature" will change the way we aesthetically appreciate nature if we adopt scientific cognitivism-the view that aesthetic appreciation of nature must be informed by scientific knowledge. Aesthetic judgments are subjective, though we talk about aesthetic qualities as if they were objectively inherent in objects, events, or environments. Aesthetic judgments regarding nature are correct insofar as they are part of a communit…
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Date:
August 2009
Creator:
Simus, Jason Boaz
Partner:
UNT Libraries