A Philosophy of Gardens

A Philosophy of Gardens

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Book Description
Why do gardens matter so much and mean so much to people? That is the intriguing question to which David Cooper seeks an answer in this book. Given the enthusiasm for gardens in human civilization ancient and modern, Eastern and Western, it is surprising that the question has been so long
neglected by modern philosophy. Now at last there is a philosophy of gardens. David Cooper identifies garden appreciation as a special human phenomenon distinct from both from the appreciation of art and the appreciation of nature. He discusses the contribution of gardening and other garden-related
pursuits to "the good life." And he distinguishes the many kinds of meanings that gardens may have, from their representation of nature to their spiritual significance. A Philosophy of Gardens will open up this subject to students and scholars of aesthetics, ethics, and cultural and environmental
studies, and to anyone with a reflective interest in things horticultural.

A Philosophy of Gardens,David E. Cooper,Oxford University Press, USA,0199290342,Aesthetics,Ethics & Moral Philosophy,Gardening,General,Life Sciences - Horticulture,Philosophy,Philosophy / Aesthetics,Philosophy | Aesthetics

Book Contents:

1. Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies to Your Backyard : Watch Your Garden Come Alive With Beauty on the Wing
2. A Way to Garden : A Hands-On Primer for Every Season
3. Balinese Gardens
4. Bird-by-Bird Gardening : The Ultimate Guide to Bringing in Your Favorite Birds-Year after Year
5. Breeding the Orchid Dottyback, Pseudochromis Fridmani: An Aquarist's Journal
6. Bride's Little Book of Bouquets And Flowers
7. Burpee Seed Starter: A Guide to Growing Flower, Vegetable, and Herb Seeds Indoors and Outdoors (Burpee (Paperback))
8. Butterfly Gardening: Creating Summer Magic in Your Garden
9. Can't Miss Container Gardening
10. Christopher Lloyd's Gardening Year

Book Contents

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