Read: Carlson's essay, Ch. 61 (chapter 46 in the older version).
Supplemental/optional: Auer, "Environmental Aesthetics in the Age of Climate Change,"
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1. Why is it significant (for Carlson) that nature is not our creation?
2. What is Carlson's take on the "object" model?
3. What is Carlson's take on the "landscape" model?
4. What is Carlson's preferred model?
5. How does Carlson solve the problem of not being able to focus our aesthetic attention on everything all at once?
6. Are there moral implications of our choice of model?
7. Can you think of any criticisms of Carlson?