Minerva

Environmental Aesthetics

Episode Summary

Can aesthetic engagement with nature save the planet?

Episode Notes

My most powerful aesthetic experience didn’t happen in an art gallery — it happened in a forest at dusk. I couldn’t quite make sense of it until I came across Dr. Emily Brady's work.

In this episode, she explores what it means to engage with nature on its own terms, why interpretation doesn't require an artist, and how aesthetic virtues relate to environmental care.