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Aesthetic and Historical Values – Their Difference and Why it Matters

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Aesthetic and historical values are commonly distinguished from each other. Yet there has not been sustained discussion of what, precisely, differs between them. In fact, recent scholarship has focused on various ways in which the two are related. I argue, though, that historical value can differ in an interesting way from aesthetic value and that this difference may have significant implications for environmental preservation. In valuing something for its historical significance, it need not always be the case that there is a reason to want people to experience the entity. Valuing something for its aesthetic merit, by contrast, does imply a reason to want people to experience the entity. I suggest that in virtue of this difference, some historical values may offer better justification for preserving natural environments than do aesthetic considerations.

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  • Levi Tenen, 2020. "Aesthetic and Historical Values – Their Difference and Why it Matters," Environmental Values, , vol. 29(5), pages 519-535, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envval:v:29:y:2020:i:5:p:519-535
    DOI: 10.3197/096327119X15747870303863
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