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Functional Beauty in Contemporary Aesthetic Theory

Glenn Parsons, Allen Carlson

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This chapter examines the role of Functional Beauty in contemporary aesthetic theory. It is argued that resultant changes in aesthetic theory have not reinvigorated discussions of Functional Beauty. Rather, Functional Beauty seems to have been further marginalized. This is attributed to two factors. The first is a continued focus, in aesthetic theory, upon two apparently afunctional realms: the world of art, and, more recently, nature, especially the wilderness. The second factor contributing to the neglect of Functional Beauty is a set of conceptual problems that has surfaced in attempts to apply notions akin to Functional Beauty in architecture.

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This chapter examines the role of Functional Beauty in contemporary aesthetic theory. It is argued that resultant changes in aesthetic theory have not reinvigorated discussions of Functional Beauty. Rather, Functional Beauty seems to have been further marginalized. This is attributed to two factors. The first is a continued focus, in aesthetic theory, upon two apparently afunctional realms: the world of art, and, more recently, nature, especially the wilderness. The second factor contributing to the neglect of Functional Beauty is a set of conceptual problems that has surfaced in attempts to apply notions akin to Functional Beauty in architecture.

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This chapter examines the role of Functional Beauty in contemporary aesthetic theory. It is argued that resultant changes in aesthetic theory have not reinvigorated discussions of Functional Beauty. Rather, Functional Beauty seems to have been further marginalized. This is attributed to two factors. The first is a continued focus, in aesthetic theory, upon two apparently afunctional realms: the world of art, and, more recently, nature, especially the wilderness. The second factor contributing to the neglect of Functional Beauty is a set of conceptual problems that has surfaced in attempts to apply notions akin to Functional Beauty in architecture.

Key concepts: Beauty, Aesthetics, Wilderness, Art, Aesthetic theory, Ecology, Biology

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