Nature as Complete Beauty" and Its Scientific Proof ──A Critical View of Carlson's "Positive Aesthetics

Environmental aesthetics and ecological aesthetics is becoming the focal issues of western aesthetics. Since its key issue is a matter of natural beauty, ecological aesthetics can be termed as natural aesthetics. Of the various aesthetic theories, the most remarkable is Carlson's positive aesthetics. Carlson's scientific testification of nature as complete really extends a new horizon of natural beauty for us to comprehend, an introduction and criticism of which is sure to advance our discussion about natural beauty.