eikones Forum, Rheinsprung 11, 4051 Basel
Veranstalter:
Stephanie Schuster, Markus Wild (Department of Philosophy, University of Basel)
Natural Beauty and the Good Life: An International Workshop
Speakers
Emily Brady, Texas A&M University
Kerry Clark, University of Tennessee
David E. Cooper, Durham University
Anna Deplazes Zemp, University of Zurich
Marcello Di Paola, University of Palermo
Elisabetta Di Stefano, University of Palermo
Laura Fumagalli, University of Augsburg/LMU Munich
Guðbjörg Jóhannesdóttir, University of Iceland
Samuel Jonathan, University of Oklahoma
Yuriko Saito, Rhode Island School of Design
Stephanie Schuster, University of Basel
Sandra Shapshay, Hunter College (CUNY)
Fran Speed, Independent Scholar
Program (pdf)
| Day 1 – Friday, 19.09.2025 | |
| 9:00 – 9:10 | Welcome |
| 9:10 – 10:10 | "What, exactly, do we mean by ‘natural’ beauty? A relational based approach to aesthetic appraisal and its implications for the connection thought to exist between natural beauty and human wellbeing" |
| 10:10 – 11:10 | "Aesthetic values as relational values. Understanding eudaimonic human-nature relationships through environmental aesthetics" Anna Deplazes Zemp (Dr., University of Zurich) |
| 11:10 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | "Exploring the experience of beauty in nature through microphenomenology" Guðbjörg Jóhannesdóttir (Ass. Prof., University of Iceland) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | "Natural beauty and the enhancement of life" David E. Cooper (Prof. Em., Durham University) |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | "Varieties of natural beauty and the ‘good life’" Emily Brady (Prof., Texas A&M University) |
| 16:00 – 16:20 | Coffee Break |
| 16:20 – 17:20 | "The rhythms of life: natural cycles, beauty, and the good life" Kerry Clark (PhD cand., University of Tennessee) |
| 17:20 – 18:20 | "Impermanence, meaning, and natural beauty: a Japanese aesthetic approach" Samuel Jonathan (MA cand., University of Oklahoma) |
Day 2 – Saturday, 20.09.2025 | |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | "Nature’s meaninglessness, aesthetic experience, and the good life" Marcello di Paola (Ass. Prof., University of Palermo) |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | "In praise of humble beauty: a cross-cultural exploration of weeds" Yuriko Saito (Prof. Em., Rhode Island School of Design) |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Coffee Break |
| 11:20 – 12:20 | "Frugality, humility, and the art of living: a eudaimonic aesthetics of nature" Elisabetta Di Stefano (Prof., University of Palermo) |
| 12:20 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | "Nature aesthetics and climate change" Laura Fumagalli (PhD cand., University of Augsburg / LMU Munich) |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | "The ‘garbage park’ and the good life: the case of Freshkills Park on Staten Island" Sandra Shapshay (Prof., Hunter College (CUNY)) |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | "On feeling at home in the world or should the encounter with natural beauty be a human right?" Stephanie Schuster (PhD cand., University of Basel) |
| 17:30 – 18:00 | Final Discussion |
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