Nature, aesthetics, and environmentalism : from beauty to duty / edited by Allen Carlson and Sheila Lintott.

Other author Carlson, Allen.
Other author Lintott, Sheila.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2008.
Descriptionix, 458 pages ; 27 cm
Subjects
Environment (Aesthetics)

Contents Introduction: Natural aesthetic value and environmentalism -- Part 1. Historical foundations -- The historical foundations of American environmental attitudes -- The nature of beauty -- Walking -- A near view of the High Sierra -- The art of seeing things -- A taste for country: country, natural history, and the conservation esthetic -- Part 2. Nature and aesthetic value -- Leopold's land aesthetic -- Aesthetic appreciation of the natural environment -- Icebreakers: environmentalism and natural aesthetics -- Appreciating nature on its own terms -- On being moved by nature -- Scientific knowledge and the aesthetic appreciation of nature -- Part 3. Nature and positive aesthetics -- Nature and positive aesthetics -- The aesthetics of unscenic nature -- Aesthetics and the value of nature -- Valuing nature and the autonomy of natural aesthetics -- The aesthetics of nature -- Nature appreciation, science, and positive aesthetics -- Part 4. Nature, aesthetic value, and environmentalism -- From beauty to duty: aesthetics of nature and environmental ethics -- The beauty that requires health -- Cultural sustainability: aligning aesthetics and ecology -- Toward ecofriendly aesthetics -- Aesthetic character and aesthetic integrity in environmental conservation -- Objectivity in environmental aesthetics and protection of the environment.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p.439-440) and index.
LCCN 2007044425
ISBN9780231138864 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0231138865 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780231138871 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0231138873 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks BH301.E58 N38 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold