Jay Appleton addresses the apparent difficulty experienced by philosophers in applying the methodology of art criticism to the aesthetics of nature and uses the idea of “narrative” to explore it.
Ronald Hepburn discusses the aesthetic appreciation of nature, arguing that not all humanising falsifies, and that we can respect nature as well as annex its forms and expressive qualities in our aesthetic appreciation.
David Russell narrates the exploration of trees and woods.
Response to Dale Jamieson’s article ‘Animal Liberation is an Environmental Ethic’ in Environmental Values 7, No. 1.
Carrie L. Hull discusses debates taking place among environmental scientists, providing a brief overview of the history of the formalist tendency in philosophy, and an illustration of the ways in which advocates of a strict laboratory methodology implicitly rely on this foundation.
Steven Luper discusses natural resources, gadgets, and artificial life.
Roger Paden presents a critical analysis of Hare’s article “Contrasting Methods in Environmental Planning.”
Klaus Peter Rippe and Peter Schaber discuss democracy and environmental decision-making.
Annie L. Booth discusses environmental spirituality.
Maurie J. Cohen introduces this special issue of Environmental Values.
