What does appreciating "Nature" as nature mean?

Abstract:

In this paper I analyze Malcolm Budd's "aesthetic" approach to nature that claims that the right way to appreciate nature is "as being nature" and not as being art. I study his dependence on Kant's free beauty and I try to show that free beauty is a theoretical device derived from the unavoidable dependent beauty. Besides, following Joseph Margolis' philosophy, I intend to show that "nature as nature" is also a cultural artifact.

Año de publicación:

2015

Keywords:

• Margolis
• Budd
• Nature
• aesthetics

Fuente:

scopus