Organic Sublimity
A Kantian Exploration in Aesthetic Appreciation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20510669 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph Kupfer (Iowa State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 40-75 |
| Publication date | 2007-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Kantian Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-4154 • E-ISSN: 2044-2394 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s136941540000090x |
| OpenAlex | W2082176948 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
You are standing in the redwood forest of California, craning your neck to see the top of the giant sequoias. You marvel at their grandeur, as the trees seem to pierce the sunny clouds, but you might find the sequoias even more marvellous if you knew they were over 200 feet high. And wouldn't you stand in still greater awe if you realized that these trees are more than 2,000 years old? Knowing the age of sequoias and other living things can be the basis of a distinctive aesthetic experience – the organically sublime
Aesthetics · Art · Sublime · Animal and Plant Science Education · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · Philosophy · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |