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PHIL344

Environmental Aesthetics

Philosophy College of Liberal Arts

Course Subject Code

PHIL

Course Number

344

Status

Active

Course Attributes

BHUM: GenEd-Breadth/Humanities, BINT: GenEd-Breadth/Interdisciplinar, CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, EMPH: Major-Philosophy Elective, MPHI: Major-Philosophy, WRIT: GenEd-Writing Intensive, NPHI: Minor-Philosophy

Course Short Title

Environmental Aesthetics

Course Long Title

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Course Description

An exploration of questions centered at the intersection of aesthetics and environmental philosophy. Of primary concern are the relation between the aesthetic appreciation of nature and the aesthetic appreciation of art; the roles played by scientific knowledge, emotional engagement and imagination in the aesthetic appreciation of nature; the thesis that all of wild nature has positive value; and the theoretical role aesthetic considerations play in the rationale behind environmental conservation. Offered in alternate years. Same as: ESS+344.

Min

4

Repeatable

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Equivalent Course(s)

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