内容简介
Theaestheticsofeverydaylife,originallydevelopedbyHenriLefebvreandothermodernisttheorists,isanextensionoftraditionalaesthetics,usuallyconfinedtoworksofart.Itisnotlimitedtothestudyofhumbleobjectsbutisratherconcernedwithalloftheundeniablyaestheticexperiencesthatarisewhenonecontemplatesobjectsorperformsactsthatareoutsidethetraditionalrealmofaesthetics.Itisconcernedwiththenatureoftherelationshipbetweensubjectandobject.Onesignificantaspectofeverydayaestheticsisenvironmentalaesthetics,whetherconstructed,asabuilding,ormanipulated,asalandscape.Others,alsodiscussedinthebook,includesport,weather,smellandtaste,andfood.
作者简介
AndrewLightisassistantprofessorofenvironmentalphilosophy,directoroftheEnvironmentalConservationprogram,andcodirectoroftheAppliedPhilosophyGroupatNewYorkUniversity.HeistheauthorofReelArguments:Film,Philosophy,andSocialCriticismandistheeditororcoeditoroffifteenbooksonphilosophyandenvironmentalstudies.HelivesinNewYorkCity.JonathanM.SmithisprofessorofgeographyatTexasA&MandisthecoeditorofRe-ReadingCulturalGeography;WorldviewFlux:PerplexedValuesAmongPostmodernPeoples;AmericanSpace/AmericanPlace:GeographiesoftheContemporaryUnitedStates;andthejournalPhilosophyandGeography.HelivesinBryan,Texas.