Perfect Nature: The Philosophical Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Aesthetics

Author: Peng Feng
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The continuous industrialization for hundreds of years has created a peculiar phenomenon in human spirit: the aesthetic appreciation of nature has become a need to be restored. The author attempts to provide theoretical support for the beauty of nature by drawing on the intellectual resources of traditional Chinese Confucianism, Taoism, and Zen, as well as the thoughts of Kant and Dufrenne, under the increasing tension between society and nature.