From beauty to duty: aesthetics of nature and environmental ethics
Date
2002
Authors
Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, author
Ashgate Publishing, publisher
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Abstract
In both environmental aesthetics and environmental ethics something of value is at stake. These are often connected: If beauty, then: duty. But not all duties are tied to beauties. Other premises, such as resource use or respect for life, might better yield duties. Human aesthetic capacities depend on aesthetic properties of value. Wildlife admirers focus on animal excellences. Biotic communities, ecosystems, have their integrities. In a participatory aesthetics, an appropriate admiration for nature transforms into our caring.
See De la beauté au devoir - French version: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/185272.
See De la beauté au devoir - French version: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/185272.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-141).
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conservation
scenic grandeur
environmental aesthetics
environmental ethics
biotic community
nature