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Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"Our attitude to nature has changed over time. This book explores the historical, literary and philosophical origins of the changes in our attitude to nature that allowed environmental catastrophes to happen. It presents a philosophical reflection on human societies' attitude to the environment, informed by the history of the concept of landscape and the role played by the concept of nature in the human imagination and features a wealth of examples...
9) Nature, artforms, and the world around us: an introduction to the regions of aesthetic experience
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"Survival of the Beautiful is a revolutionary new examination of the role that art and culture play in nature and the evolutionary process. Taking his inspiration from Charles Darwin's observation that birds have a natural aesthetic sense, Rothenberg dives into the mysteries of why we create art, and why animals, humans included, have innate appreciation for beauty.Sexual selection may explain why animals desire, but it says very little about what...
