The Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature

by Malcolm Budd

Book Overview

The aesthetics of nature has over the last few decades become an intense focus of philosophical reflection, as it has been ever more widely recognized that it is not a mere appendage to the aesthetics of art. Everyone delights in the beauty of flowers, and some are thrilled by the immensity of mountains or of the night sky. But what is involved in serious aesthetic appreciation of the natural world?
Malcolm Budd presents four interlinked studies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019928699X
• ISBN13: 9780199286997
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"