The Role of Sympathy and Imagination in Environmental Aesthetics:A Discussion Centered on Adam Smith
Adam Smith's ideas on sympathy and imagination play a significant role in environmental aesthetics.Although opponents argue that applying emotions and imagination to the aesthetic appreciation of nature may lead to subjectivity and triviality,these concepts still hold important value.Firstly,sympathy and imagination may provide a deeper and more sensitive form of aesthetic engagement.Secondly,from a disinterested standpoint,aesthetic judgments may stem from a self-regulating response.This objective and rational position can prevent the failure of natural appreciation that may arise from an overly anthropomorphic tendency.
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