Aesthetics in the (life and) work of Konrad Lorenz, or when we talk about good taste

Abstract

A discussion of Zdenek Pincs about Lorenzs NSDAP-membership. Main topic: connections between the ideas of Lorenz and several themes of aesthetics: sense of beauty in animals kingdom, connection between beauty of landscape and its biodiversity, etc.

Keywords

• Konrad Lorenz
• Aesthetics of nature
• Lorenz and NSDAP