Glenn Parsons
Biographic Data
| ID | 3602120 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Glenn Parsons |
| GIVEN NAMES | Glenn |
| FAMILY NAME | Parsons |
| SIGNATURE | PARSONS G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Toronto Metropolitan University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Philosophy of Painting: Ancient, Modern, Contemporary
What can philosophy reveal about painting and how might it deepen our understanding of this enduring art form? Philosophy of Painting investigates the complex relationship between the painted surface and the depicted subject, opening up current debates to address questions concerning the historicality of art. Embracing contemporary painting, it examines topics such as the post-medium condition and the digital divide, and the work of artists such …
Science, Nature, and Moore's Syncretic Aesthetic
In Natural Beauty, Ronald Moore presents a novel account of our aesthetic encounters with the natural world. In this essay, I consider the relation between Moore's ‘syncretic aesthetic’ and rival views of the aesthetics of nature, particularly the view sometimes called ‘scientific cognitivism’. After discussing Moore's characterization of rival views in general, and scientific cognitivism in particular, I rehearse his reasons for rejecting the la…
Natural Beauty: A Theory of Aesthetics beyond the Arts
Functional beauty
Teaching & Learning Guide for: The Aesthetics of Nature
Author's IntroductionTraditionally, analytic philosophers writing on aesthetics have given short shrift to nature. The last thirty years, however, have seen a steady growth of interest in this area. The essays and books now available cover central philosophical issues concerning the nature of the aesthetic and the existence of norms for aesthetic judgement. They also intersect with important issues in environmental philosophy. More recent contrib…
The Aesthetics of Nature
The aesthetics of nature is a growing sub-field of contemporary aesthetics. In this article, I outline the view called 'Scientific cognitivism', which has been central in recent discussions of nature aesthetics. In assessing two important arguments for this view, I outline some recent thinking about key issues for the aesthetics of nature, including the relationship between nature and art and the relevance of ethical considerations to the aesthet…
Freedom and Objectivity in the Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature
Journal Article Freedom and Objectivity in the Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature Get access Glenn Parsons Glenn Parsons Glenn Parsons, Department of Philosophy, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 2K3 Email: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 46, Issue 1, January 2006, Pages 17–37, https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayj…
Platonism, Metaphor, and Mathematics
Dans leur livre récent, George Lakoff et Rafael Núñez se livrent à une critique naturaliste soutenue du platonisme traditionnel concernant les entités mathématiques. Ils affirment que des résultats récents en sciences cognitives démontrent qu'il est faux. En particulier, ils estiment que la découverte que la cognition mathématique s'appuie pour une large part sur les métaphores conceptuelles est incompatible avec le platonisme. Nous montrons ici …
Can the Bundle Theory Save Substantivalism from the Hole Argument
One of the most serious theoretical obstacles to contemporary spacetime substantivalism is Earman and Norton's hole argument. We argue that applying the bundle theory of substance to spacetime points allows spacetime substantivalists to escape the conclusion of this argument. Some philosophers have claimed that the bundle theory cannot be applied to substantival spacetime in this way due to problems in individuating spacetime points in symmetrica…
Freedom and Objectivity in the Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature
Journal Article Freedom and Objectivity in the Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature Get access Glenn Parsons Glenn Parsons Glenn Parsons, Department of Philosophy, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 2K3 Email: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 46, Issue 1, January 2006, Pages 17–37, https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayj…
The Aesthetics of Nature
The aesthetics of nature is a growing sub-field of contemporary aesthetics. In this article, I outline the view called 'Scientific cognitivism', which has been central in recent discussions of nature aesthetics. In assessing two important arguments for this view, I outline some recent thinking about key issues for the aesthetics of nature, including the relationship between nature and art and the relevance of ethical considerations to the aesthet…
Can the Bundle Theory Save Substantivalism from the Hole Argument
One of the most serious theoretical obstacles to contemporary spacetime substantivalism is Earman and Norton's hole argument. We argue that applying the bundle theory of substance to spacetime points allows spacetime substantivalists to escape the conclusion of this argument. Some philosophers have claimed that the bundle theory cannot be applied to substantival spacetime in this way due to problems in individuating spacetime points in symmetrica…
Platonism, Metaphor, and Mathematics
Dans leur livre récent, George Lakoff et Rafael Núñez se livrent à une critique naturaliste soutenue du platonisme traditionnel concernant les entités mathématiques. Ils affirment que des résultats récents en sciences cognitives démontrent qu'il est faux. En particulier, ils estiment que la découverte que la cognition mathématique s'appuie pour une large part sur les métaphores conceptuelles est incompatible avec le platonisme. Nous montrons ici …
Freedom and Objectivity in the Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature
Journal Article Freedom and Objectivity in the Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature Get access Glenn Parsons Glenn Parsons Glenn Parsons, Department of Philosophy, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 2K3 Email: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 46, Issue 1, January 2006, Pages 17–37, https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayj…
The Aesthetics of Nature
The aesthetics of nature is a growing sub-field of contemporary aesthetics. In this article, I outline the view called 'Scientific cognitivism', which has been central in recent discussions of nature aesthetics. In assessing two important arguments for this view, I outline some recent thinking about key issues for the aesthetics of nature, including the relationship between nature and art and the relevance of ethical considerations to the aesthet…
Functional beauty
Teaching & Learning Guide for: The Aesthetics of Nature
Author's IntroductionTraditionally, analytic philosophers writing on aesthetics have given short shrift to nature. The last thirty years, however, have seen a steady growth of interest in this area. The essays and books now available cover central philosophical issues concerning the nature of the aesthetic and the existence of norms for aesthetic judgement. They also intersect with important issues in environmental philosophy. More recent contrib…
Science, Nature, and Moore's Syncretic Aesthetic
In Natural Beauty, Ronald Moore presents a novel account of our aesthetic encounters with the natural world. In this essay, I consider the relation between Moore's ‘syncretic aesthetic’ and rival views of the aesthetics of nature, particularly the view sometimes called ‘scientific cognitivism’. After discussing Moore's characterization of rival views in general, and scientific cognitivism in particular, I rehearse his reasons for rejecting the la…
Natural Beauty: A Theory of Aesthetics beyond the Arts
Philosophy of Painting: Ancient, Modern, Contemporary
What can philosophy reveal about painting and how might it deepen our understanding of this enduring art form? Philosophy of Painting investigates the complex relationship between the painted surface and the depicted subject, opening up current debates to address questions concerning the historicality of art. Embracing contemporary painting, it examines topics such as the post-medium condition and the digital divide, and the work of artists such …
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