What does Appreciating “Nature” as Nature Mean?

In this paper I analyze Malcolm Budd’s “aesthetic” approach to nature that claims that the right way to appreciate nature is “as being nature” and not as being art. I study his dependence on Kant’s free beauty and I try to show that free beauty is a theoretical device derived from the unavoidable de...

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Main Author: Sixto J. Castro
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Language:deu
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2015-09-01
Series:Revista de Filosofia
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Online Access:http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/RESF/article/view/50059
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spelling doaj-36c4836ce3c34abcaea9d0afeefbd37f2020-11-25T02:13:26ZdeuUniversidad Complutense de MadridRevista de Filosofia0034-82441988-284X2015-09-0140212714110.5209/rev_RESF.2015.v40.n2.5005947571What does Appreciating “Nature” as Nature Mean?Sixto J. Castro0Departamento de Filosofía Universidad de ValladolidIn this paper I analyze Malcolm Budd’s “aesthetic” approach to nature that claims that the right way to appreciate nature is “as being nature” and not as being art. I study his dependence on Kant’s free beauty and I try to show that free beauty is a theoretical device derived from the unavoidable dependent beauty. Besides, following Joseph Margolis’ philosophy, I intend to show that “nature as nature” is also a cultural artifact.http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/RESF/article/view/50059BuddnaturalezaestéticaMargolis.
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title What does Appreciating “Nature” as Nature Mean?
title_short What does Appreciating “Nature” as Nature Mean?
title_full What does Appreciating “Nature” as Nature Mean?
title_fullStr What does Appreciating “Nature” as Nature Mean?
title_full_unstemmed What does Appreciating “Nature” as Nature Mean?
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description In this paper I analyze Malcolm Budd’s “aesthetic” approach to nature that claims that the right way to appreciate nature is “as being nature” and not as being art. I study his dependence on Kant’s free beauty and I try to show that free beauty is a theoretical device derived from the unavoidable dependent beauty. Besides, following Joseph Margolis’ philosophy, I intend to show that “nature as nature” is also a cultural artifact.
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naturaleza
estética
Margolis.
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