The nifty diagram from my talk today

aesthetics diagram
Originally uploaded by rob helpychalk.

I'm thinking about adding another half dozen thinkers and giving each one dots to represent how far along each spectrum they are. I'm not sure why I will do this, though, since I doubt the chart will wind up in any published version, and giving the dots exact locations only creates facetious objectivity.

Yipee!

Score!

Dear Professor Loftis,

I'm writing to let you know our decision on your submission to Environmental Values, 'The Theragatha Model of the Aesthetic Appreciation of Natural Environments'.

Based on the referees' reports, we would like to accept the paper for publication, subject to revision. The referees feel that it is a very strong paper, and one that will make an original contribution. Please use the comments in the attached reports to guide your revisions. In particular, the referees agreed that your discussion of disinterestedness in aesthetics needs some critical attention and could be further
developed given some recent discussions of the topic.

When you have completed your revisions, please send the paper to the same editorial address as your original submission.

I'm really impressed with how quickly Environmental Values got back to me. Now I need to go look at the referee's comments.