Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but it's also in the
language we use and everywhere in the world around us. In this
elegant, witty, and ultimately profound meditation on what is
beautiful, Crispin Sartwell begins with six words from six
different cultures - ancient Greek's 'to kalon', the Japanese idea
of 'wabi-sabi', Hebrew's 'yapha', the Navajo concept 'hozho',
Sanskrit 'sundara', and our own English-language 'beauty'. Each
word becomes a door onto another way of thinking about, and looking
at, what is beautiful in the world, and in our lives. In Sartwell's
hands these six names of beauty - and there could be thousands more
- are revealed as simple and profound ideas about our world and our
selves.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2015 |
First published: |
2004 |
Authors: |
Crispin Sartwell
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Dimensions: |
216 x 138 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
184 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-13681-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
|
LSN: |
1-138-13681-6 |
Barcode: |
9781138136816 |
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