Functional beauty [electronic resource] / Glenn Parsons and Allen Carlson. Parsons, Glenn. Carlson, Allen. Aesthetics. BH39 111.85 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. The authors examine the relationship between function and aesthetic value. They develop the concept of functional beauty drawing on work in the philosophy of science as well as aesthetics, and show its importance in diverse kinds of aesthetic appreciation - of buildings, nature, everyday objects and events. Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2008. c2008. 2008 Text 1 online resource (xiii, 255 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199205240.001.0001 eng