Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, authorAshgate Publishing, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032002Rolston, Holmes, III, From Beauty to Duty: Aesthetics of Nature and Environmental Ethics, Berleant, Arnold, ed., In Environment and the Arts: Perspectives on Environmental Aesthetics 127-141. Aldershot Hampshire, UK and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2002.http://hdl.handle.net/10217/37181Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-141).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.born digitalchapters (layout features)eng©2002 Ashgate Publishing.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.conservationscenic grandeurenvironmental aestheticsenvironmental ethicsbiotic communitynatureText