Science, Nature, and Moore's Syncretic Aesthetic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12596331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Glenn Parsons (Toronto Metropolitan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 351-356 |
| Publication date | 2009-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethics Place & Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1366-879X • E-ISSN: 1469-6703 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13668790903195693 |
| OpenAlex | W2075141094 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
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 latter view. I critique these arguments, but also suggest that scientific cognitivism and the syncretic aesthetic need not, after all, be viewed as incompatible notions
Aesthetics · Beauty · Cognition · Cognitivism (psychology · Epistemology · Natural (archaeology · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Animal and Plant Science Education · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · History · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |