Here, the theory of environmental aesthetics is related to our active appreciation of the prosaic landscapes of home, recreation or work. This leads to the discovery of hidden continuities, as well as the pleasure and meaning we receive from our understanding of our environment.[...]
Taking the view that aesthetics is a study grounded in perception, the essays in this volume exhibit many sides of the perceptual complex that is the aesthetic field and develop them in different ways. They reinvigorate our understanding of such arts as music and architecture; they range across the [...]
Environmental aesthetics is an emerging discipline that explores the meaning and influence of environmental perception and experience on human life. Arguing for the idea that environment is not merely a setting for people, but fully integrated and continuous with us, Arnold Berleant explores the aes[...]