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by Arnold Berleant

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""Not since Thoreau has an American author displayed such a profound appreciation for the aesthetics of nature; but, unlike Thoreau, Berleant has designed a program for allowing others to join in on that appreciation."" --E. F. Kaelin, Professor of Philosophy, Florida State UniversityEnvironmental aesthetics is an emerging discipline that explores the meaning and influence of environmental perception and experience on human life. Arguing for the idea that environment is not merely a setting show more for people but fully integrated and continuous with us, Arnold Berleant explores the aesthetic di. show less

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Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Science & Nature
DDC/MDS: 111.85 — Philosophy and Psychology Metaphysics (existence, purpose, and the nature of reality) Ontology Properties of being Aesthetics
LCC: BH301 .E58 .B47 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Aesthetics Aesthetics Special topics
BISAC: PHI PHILOSOPHY Ethics & Moral Philosophy
PHI PHILOSOPHY General

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Published: 1992
Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Science & Nature
DDC/MDS: 111.85
LCC: BH301 .E58 .B47

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