When aesthetics does not lead to an act of environmental conservation
This paper examines the relationship between the environmental aesthetics approach backed by knowledge (ecological aesthetics) and the possibility of doing an action in favor of environmental conservation. It seems that even having such an approach towards the environment fails to sufficiently motiv...
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University of Tabriz, Faculty of Literature and Forigen Languages
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| description | This paper examines the relationship between the environmental aesthetics approach backed by knowledge (ecological aesthetics) and the possibility of doing an action in favor of environmental conservation. It seems that even having such an approach towards the environment fails to sufficiently motivate people to protect the environment and nature, since there is a tension between the course of daily life and scientifically supported environmental aesthetics. In order to explain such tension, we tend to examine and critique ecological aesthetics (which is in some respects overlapped with environmental ethics) from the viewpoint of the philosophy of Wittgenstein, particularly with reference to his later work including the concept of formal life. Based on this concept, ecological aesthetics can be criticized and examined on three grounds: First, aesthetics is not able to create understanding or appreciation that leads to action. Second, the ecological concept added to reinforce the aesthetics, cannot support aesthetics in this regard and can even make things worse; ecological aesthetics, in fact, diverts aesthetics from its purpose (the purpose with regards to the environment, which is to motivate people to preserve nature) by trying to give it a strong objectivity. Third, the role of ethics in its current form in environmental conservation cannot be an active role. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a576659e7a34e5b9b6a4e6ea56614022023-09-03T01:15:47ZengUniversity of Tabriz, Faculty of Literature and Forigen LanguagesJournal of Philosophical Investigations2251-79602423-44192021-10-01153618919810.22034/jpiut.2021.41585.266213546When aesthetics does not lead to an act of environmental conservationAtoosa Afshari0Mahdi Behniafar1M.A in philosophy of art, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran. Iran.Assistant professor of philosophy Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran.IranThis paper examines the relationship between the environmental aesthetics approach backed by knowledge (ecological aesthetics) and the possibility of doing an action in favor of environmental conservation. It seems that even having such an approach towards the environment fails to sufficiently motivate people to protect the environment and nature, since there is a tension between the course of daily life and scientifically supported environmental aesthetics. In order to explain such tension, we tend to examine and critique ecological aesthetics (which is in some respects overlapped with environmental ethics) from the viewpoint of the philosophy of Wittgenstein, particularly with reference to his later work including the concept of formal life. Based on this concept, ecological aesthetics can be criticized and examined on three grounds: First, aesthetics is not able to create understanding or appreciation that leads to action. Second, the ecological concept added to reinforce the aesthetics, cannot support aesthetics in this regard and can even make things worse; ecological aesthetics, in fact, diverts aesthetics from its purpose (the purpose with regards to the environment, which is to motivate people to preserve nature) by trying to give it a strong objectivity. Third, the role of ethics in its current form in environmental conservation cannot be an active role.https://philosophy.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_13546_c000746d5eb503bab410fb80a8285255.pdfaesthetic and ecological knowledgeethicsenvironmental conservationform of lifewittgensteinaction |
| spellingShingle | Atoosa Afshari Mahdi Behniafar When aesthetics does not lead to an act of environmental conservation Journal of Philosophical Investigations aesthetic and ecological knowledge ethics environmental conservation form of life wittgenstein action |
| title | When aesthetics does not lead to an act of environmental conservation |
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