Natural Beauty: A Theory of Aesthetics Beyond the Arts

ISBN-10
1350928534
ISBN-13
9781350928534
Series
Natural Beauty
Category
Aesthetics
Pages
260
Language
English
Published
2008
Author
Ronald M. Moore

Description

"Natural Beauty presents a bold new philosophical account of the principles involved in making aesthetic judgments about natural objects. It surveys historical and modern accounts of natural beauty and weaves elements derived from those accounts into a "syncretic theory" that centers on key features of aesthetic experience--specifically, features that sustain and reward attention. In this way, Moore's theory sets itself apart from both the purely cognitive and the purely emotive approaches that have dominated natural aesthetics until now. Natural Beauty shows why aesthetic appreciation of works of art and aesthetic appreciation of nature can be mutually reinforcing; that is, how they are cooperative rather than rival enterprises. Moore also makes a compelling case for how and why the experience of natural beauty can contribute to the larger project of living a good life."--

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