Problems and Prospects of Geoaesthetics

Kwang Myung Kim^1,2

¹Department of Philosophy, Soongsil University, Seou, South Korea.
²University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.

DOI: 10.4236/ojpp.2015.51001                

Abstract

Geoaesthetics is the project of making aesthetic sense of nature through geological phenomena. The aesthetic appreciation of nature has recently become urgent because of the serious influence of the natural environment on human beings. The author’s geoaesthetical research is categorized into three problems: art in geology or geology in the arts as the close relationship between art and geology, geological cognition of nature and natural cognition in environmental aesthetics, and the geoaesthetical approach through works of art. Geologic forces and processes have become significant materials for aesthetic sensations. Based on the geoaesthetic perspective, the author explores the ultimate purpose of art as a return to natural order. It seems partly to be related to the ontological problem of art. Here we can feel earthly dynamics, universal calmness, and the contemplative atmosphere simultaneously.

Keywords

Geoaesthetics, Geological Phenomena, Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature, Geoaesthetic Perspective

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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