Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, authorWiley-Blackwell (Firm), publisher2007-01-032007-01-031998Rolston, Holmes, III, Aesthetic Experience in Forests, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 56, no. 2 (Spring 1998): 157-166. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/432254http://hdl.handle.net/10217/35650Includes bibliographical references.Invited address at "The Aesthetics of the Forest," the Second International Conference on Landscape Aesthetics, Lusto, Punkaharju, Finland, June 10-13, 1996.Forests are aesthetically challenging because of the sense of deep time, experiencing an archetype of creation. Forests are both perennial and dynamic. Appropriate aesthetic encounter requires knowledge of scientific natural history, necessary though not sufficient for intense, multisensory, participatory engagement when persons, immersed in forests, live their aesthetic experiences. Forests, although naturalized, are experienced as sublime, evoking the sense of the sacred. Aesthetic appreciation in forests radically differs from that appropriate for artworks.born digitalarticleseng©1998 Wiley-Blackwell (Firm).Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.aesthetic engagementsublimeforestsarchetypehumansscientific appreciationTexthttps://dx.doi.org/10.2307/432254