환경윤리에 대한 미학적 고찰 시도 - ‘자연의 숭고함’개념을 중심으로 -

Abstract

This paper is attempting to aesthetic study on environmental ethics, focusing on the concept of 'sublimity of nature‘, and proposing to claim the restoration of our ability to recognize environmental issues with ethical problems. The reason to suggest for this claim is as follows. it is the root cause of the problem that we have lost the ability to recognize the environmental issues with ethical problems, in today’s situations that problems of environmental degradation, such as the destruction and ecosystem degradation are serious. In order to claim the restoration of the our lost capacity, authors have suggested Two kinds of evidence to support that claim. first, It suggests the possibility to establish a new basis for the concept of 'sublimity of nature’, on the basis of the sublime theory of Kant. Second, it suggests the possibility of objects that we can call 'sublimity of nature’. and then, authors consider our aesthetic attitude to the objects critically. While configuring these demonstrations, Also authors suggested two strategic perspective to approach the environmental ethics, through the concept of ‘sublimity of nature’. first, beyond the recognition that we have judged the nature only basis of calculation and usability, it suggested that we need to replace it into ability that we can recognize the ‘sublimity of nature’. second, we need to look for the possibility of the object which causes a natural sublimity in us, to recover our capacity of new attitude toward the object today. through these two strategic perspective, eventually, this paper was emphasized once again that we must regain our lost ability to recognize environmental issues with ethical problems, In view of that we must solve the serious environmental issues fundamental.