Aesthetics and nature

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Parsons Glenn.
Published: Continuum International Pub.,
Publisher Address: London New York
Publication Dates: c2008.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Continuum aesthetics
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Carrier Form: x, 164 p.: ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 9780826496751
082649675X
9780826496768
0826496768
Index Number: B83
CLC: B83-066
Call Number: B83-066/P268
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-159) and index.
Approaching the philosophy of natural beauty -- Imagination, belief and the aesthetics of nature -- formalism -- Science and nature aesthetics -- Pluralism -- Nature and the disembodied aesthetic -- Aesthetics and the preservation of nature -- nature in the garden -- Art in nature.
Glenn Parsons presents a clear and accessible introduction to the feud of native aesthetics. He explores the debates in the field, providing the reader with a thorough overview of the subject.