Reviews for Aesthetics and the Environment: Appreciation of Nature Art and Architecture

The average rating for Aesthetics and the Environment: Appreciation of Nature Art and Architecture based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-06-14 00:00:00 Debbie Ukarish Carlson is very good at taking apart other theories and seeing the problems with them than he is at describing and discussing his own theory. Nor, in the end, would I agree much towards his way of thinking. I understand the importance of a knowledge of period, artist, genre, etc. for artistic works, though I would not agree that scientific (or, as Carlson names it, "common sense") is necessary for an appreciation of nature. Nor is knowledge for either art or nature, in my opinion, the basis of an aesthetic appreciation of the object/scene/environment; knowledge is able to further appreciation, develop it and point to new ways of furthering the view into the piece. But to say that knowledge is integral, foundational, and/or primary is to suggest that only the learned have aesthetic experiences and appreciation for anything. And this, needless to say, is absurd.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-02-03 00:00:00 Rob Granado Carlson argues for a scientific cognitive approach to environmental aesthetics... that is, to appreciate the wilderness, you need to first understand it. I should probably finish digesting the rest of the book before commenting further.