The Practice of Paleontology has an aesthetic as well as an epistemic dimension.
Drawing on that tradition, this Element argues that knowledge of something\'s history makes a difference to how we engage with it aesthetically.
Scientific cognitivists in environmental aesthetics argue that scientific knowledge deepens and enhances our appreciation of nature.
Paleontology has distinctively aesthetic aims, such as cultivating sense of place and developing a better aesthetic appreciation of fossils.
The Practice of Paleontology has an aesthetic as well as an epistemic dimension