Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Minnesota, 2001. / Includes end notes. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 115) and index. Also available on the World Wide Web as a PDF file.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Boston University, 1998. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 283-293).

Nature aesthetics is examined as an approach to environmental ethics. The characteristics of proper nature appreciation show that every landscape can be appreciated impartially in light of the dynamic processes of nature. However, it is often claimed that natural beauty decreases if humans interfere into nature. This claim leads to the separation of human culture and nature, and limits the number of landscapes which can be protected in terms of aesthetic value. As a solution to this separation, a non-dualistic Japanese aesthetics is examined as a basis for the achievement of the coexistence of culture and nature. Ecological interrelationships between human culture and nature are possible by means of an aesthetic consciousness in terms of non-hierarchical attitudes.

The field of video game studies is young and requires innovation in its approach to its object of study. Despite the large number of Japanese games and game developers, most scholars in the West approach video games from a point of view that emphasizes Western thought and that is concerned with either very recent video games or the medium as a whole. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask defies Western interpretations as its inspiration and aesthetics are steeped in a Japanese theatrical tradition that dates to the early Middle Ages, namely Noh theater. The game’s emphasis on masks and possession provides unique commentary on the experience of playing a video game while the structure of the game harkens back to traditional Noh cycles, tying in pre-modern ideas with a modern medium in order to comment on video games and the people who play them. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2014. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept. of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, August 2002. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Chicago, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 384-397). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (doctoral)--University of Helsinki Graduate School, Institute for Asian and African Studies. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-330).