33 review for The Aesthetics of Environment

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   5 out of 5

   Adam – Dec 23, 2015

   "The essential problem here is to keep the meanings true to the directness of sensory awareness and not edit that awareness to fit our customary meanings." Berleant did not convince me to abandon disinterestedness as an aesthetic tool. Some of this is because of our different philosophical traditions and commitments. More is because of my ignorance. Probably most of my complaints have to do with those things. But he did help me understand some of my failures in appreciation, and he expanded my vo "The essential problem here is to keep the meanings true to the directness of sensory awareness and not edit that awareness to fit our customary meanings." Berleant did not convince me to abandon disinterestedness as an aesthetic tool. Some of this is because of our different philosophical traditions and commitments. More is because of my ignorance. Probably most of my complaints have to do with those things. But he did help me understand some of my failures in appreciation, and he expanded my vocabulary of place and my application of engagement. Recommended for writers and for persons who want to run for local office. Highlights: "Descriptive Aesthetics," "Scenes from a Connecticut Landscape: Four Studies in Descriptive Aesthetics," "Aesthetic Paradigms for an Urban Ecology," "Cultivating an Urban Aesthetic," "The Aesthetics of Art and Nature"

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   Lassi Venäläinen –

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

    Meng Tsun –

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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