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(2015) Rivista di estetica 59.
Reconciling science and nature by means of the aesthetical contemplation of natural diversity
Jorge Marques da Silva
pp. 93-113
In this paper, I argue that a reconciliation between science and nature is possible by way of the role played by ecological sciences on the aesthetical and ethical appraisal of natural diversity. First, I show that the aim of science – namely natural sciences – is to dominate nature and contend that environmental ethics was founded to support nature’s protection from the perils of science. I then show that when environmental ethics is supported by environmental aesthetics, a different role may be assigned to science. I start by building on Allen Carlson’s philosophical aesthetics to show that the aesthetical appraisal of nature requires a scientific understanding of the ecological processes. Finally, I refer to Holmes Rolston’s environmental ethics to show how nature’s ethical value may arise from Carlson’s peculiar aesthetic evaluation.
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DOI: 10.4000/estetica.340
Full citation:
Marques da Silva, J. (2015). Reconciling science and nature by means of the aesthetical contemplation of natural diversity. Rivista di estetica 59, pp. 93-113.
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