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.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc3305 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Toyoda, Mitsuyo |
| Contributors | Hargrove, Eugene C., 1944-, Callicott, J. Baird, James, George A. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Toyoda, Mitsuyo, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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