Flashcards in Aesthetics and Nature - Glenn Parsons Deck (1)
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Introduction
The book is an introduction to some recent reflection on the appreciation of natural beauty. Its aim to determine more precisely what is involved in the appreciation of natural beauty, and to ask whether it is a worthwhile or acceptable way of relating to nature.
The book will restrict itself to one particular approach to the subject: analytic philosophy.
Chapter 1 Approaching the Philosophy of Natural Beauty
What exactly is natural beauty, and how do we study is philosophically?
We find the phrase ‘natural beauty’ sprinkled liberally. There are problems with definitions.
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