van Etteger, Rudi and Thompson, Ian H. and Vicenzotti, Vera
(2016).
Aesthetic creation theory and landscape architecture.
Jola - Journal Of Landscape Architecture. 11
:1
, 80-91
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/18626033.2016.1144688
Abstract
In recent decades the landscape architectural discourse has tended to eschew ideas of aesthetics while focusing instead on notions of functional and sustainable design. We offer the view that Aesthetic Creation Theory, whose principal exponent is the philosopher Nick Zangwill, has the potential to redress this imbalance by interpreting landscape architecture as 'art'. Zangwill's account of 'art' differs, however, from many other definitions found in philosophical aesthetics: it holds that works of art have aesthetic functions that are essential to them, but also allows that they have other, non-aesthetic functions, for example practical or ecological ones. It thus removes the strict distinction between fine art and the useful arts. After introducing Zangwill's theory, we discuss some rival theories of art and then explore the virtues of Aesthetic Creation Theory for the theory, practice, and pedagogy of landscape architecture.
Authors/Creators: | van Etteger, Rudi and Thompson, Ian H. and Vicenzotti, Vera | ||||
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Title: | Aesthetic creation theory and landscape architecture | ||||
Series/Journal: | Jola - Journal Of Landscape Architecture (2164-604X) | ||||
Year of publishing : | 2016 | ||||
Volume: | 11 | ||||
Number: | 1 | ||||
Page range: | 80-91 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 12 | ||||
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | ||||
ISSN: | 2164-604X | ||||
Language: | English | ||||
Publication Type: | Journal article | ||||
Refereed: | Yes | ||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||
Version: | Published version | ||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 | ||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||
Agris subject categories.: | P Natural resources > P01 Nature conservation and land resources X Agricola extesions > X80 Social sciences, humanities and education | ||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 401 Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries > Landscape Architecture | ||||
Keywords: | Aesthetic Creation Theory, criticism, landscape architecture, philosophical aesthetics, theory | ||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-3966 | ||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-3966 | ||||
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ID Code: | 14049 | ||||
Faculty: | LTV - Fakulteten för landskapsarkitektur, trädgårds- och växtproduktionsvetenskap | ||||
Department: | (LTJ, LTV) > Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101) | ||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||
Deposited On: | 21 Feb 2017 07:19 | ||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2020 14:17 |
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