Passing strange and wonderful : aesthetics, nature, and culture /

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Conventional wisdom suggests that aesthetic experiences - those moments when the senses come to life - are important only after more basic needs have been met. In this inspiring wealth of provocative ideas, Yi-Fu Tuan demonstrates that feeling and beauty are essential parts of life and society. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tuan, Yi-fu, 1930-2022
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Island Press [for] Shearwater Books, ©1993.
Subjects:
Aesthetics, Comparative.
Nature (Aesthetics)
Environmental ethics.
Human geography > Moral and ethical aspects.
Esthétique comparée.
Nature (Esthétique)
Éthique de l'environnement.
Géographie humaine > Aspect moral.
PHILOSOPHY > Metaphysics.
Aesthetics, Comparative
Environmental ethics
Human geography > Moral and ethical aspects
Esthetica.
Cultuur.
Mens en natuur.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Aesthetics, nature, and culture
  • Sensory delights
  • A cultural-aesthetic spectrum
  • Synthesis of space and the state
  • Aesthetics and morality.

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