Aesthetics and Nature: The Appreciation of Natural Beauty and the Environment

The appreciation of nature and natural beauty demands our attention as environmental issues become ever more urgent. In this timely introduction, Glenn Parsons provides an overview of philosophical work on the aesthetics of nature, identifying key conceptual questions, clarifying central theories, and analyzing the ethical ramifications of our experience of natural beauty.

Outlining five major approaches to understanding the aesthetic value of nature, this second edition explores the aesthe...