Does aesthetic appreciation of nature need to be science-based?
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2009
Authors
Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, interviewee
Stevens, Christopher, interviewer
University of Helsinki, producer
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Science-based aesthetic appreciation of nature can differ significantly from non-science-based appreciation, for example in understanding a volcanic eruption in Hawaii geologically or as the anger of the goddess Pelé. Non-scientific appreciation can be sometimes appropriate as with enjoying fall leaf colors, but even this is enriched by science. Environmental aesthetics and environmental ethics: from beauty to duty.
Description
Interview with Dr. Rolston from the University of Helsinki, March 25, 2009.
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appreciation
perceptual experience
values
environmental ethics
duty to beauty
science
scientific knowledge
aesthetics
Rolston, Holmes, 1932-
religion