In this work, Godlovitch explores aspects of the value of nature other than as a resource to satisfy our material interests. A recurring theme is that nature's non-instrumental value thus conceived must be understood as involving a distinctively inextricable complex of both aesthetic and moral considerations. This distinguishes such value from the sorts typified by the moral worth of human beings and the aesthetic worth of cultural artifacts. He asks such questions as: Is there any relation between an aesthetic appreciation of nature and the reasonably well-established traditions of aesthetics of art and culture? Can an aesthetics of nature play any practical role in environmental protection? Godlovitch argues that we are encouraged, if not compelled, toward a conception of value in its own right whether we try to forge either a natural aesthetic or an environmental ethic.
| ISBN: | 9780415709491 |
| Publication date: | 31st December 2023 |
| Author: | Stan Godlovitch |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy |
| Genres: |
Philosophy: aesthetics Ethics and moral philosophy Environmentalist thought and ideology Environmental policy and protocols Conservation of the environment |
In this work, Godlovitch explores aspects of the value of nature other than as a resource to satisfy our material interests. A recurring theme is that nature's non-instrumental value thus conceived must be understood as involving a distinctively inextricable complex of both aesthetic and moral considerations. This distinguishes such value from the sorts typified by the moral worth of human beings and the aesthetic worth of cultural artifacts. He asks such questions as: Is there any relation between an aesthetic appreciation of nature and the reasonably well-established traditions of aesthetics of art and culture? Can an aesthetics of nature play any practical role in environmental protection? Godlovitch argues that we are encouraged, if not compelled, toward a conception of value in its own right whether we try to forge either a natural aesthetic or an environmental ethic.
Building an Environmental Philosophy features in the following genres: Philosophy: aesthetics, Ethics and moral philosophy, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Environmental policy and protocols, Conservation of the environment
Building an Environmental Philosophy is available in Hardback
Building an Environmental Philosophy was written by Stan Godlovitch and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Building an Environmental Philosophy has 256 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy series
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