Aesthetics of care : how philosophy can improve our decisions and actions /
Yuriko Saito.
- First edition.
- 1 online resource (256 pages).
- Bloomsbury aesthetics .
- Bloomsbury aesthetics. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- 1. -- Ubiquity of Aesthetics in Everyday Life -- 2. -- Diversity of Everyday Aesthetics Objects and Experience -- 3. -- Judgment-Oriented Aesthetics -- 4. -- Activity-Oriented Aesthetics -- 5. -- Negative Aesthetics -- Suggested Topics for Further Exploration -- Bibliography -- Index
Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers.
"From fussing over your personal appearance to digging in the garden, Yuriko Saito shows us how we can improve the quality of everyday life by sharpening our aesthetic sensibility. Introducing us to the unseen assumptions and ideals guiding our daily actions and routines, Saito redirects our aesthetic focus back on objects, environments, and activities and away from the fine arts that have dominated Western discussions, opening the door to Chinese and Japanese ways of thinking about aesthetics. Using examples and situations we all recognise, Saito identifies core questions lying at the heart of the subject, such as: ̈How do you make informed, well-considered aesthetic judgements? ̈Are aesthetic experiences always gained as a spectator contemplating an object? ̈Can you gain aesthetic experience when you take part in an activity? By revealing how paying aesthetic attention to day-to-day matters impacts everything from how we hang laundry or weigh up the environmental consequences of eating meat, this introduction teaches us how we can enrich our understanding of philosophy and everyday life when we expand our aesthetic experience"--