Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
References for this paper are not available at this time. We will be adding them shortly, thank you for your patience.
BOOK REVIEWS Sartwell, C. (2004). Six Names of Beauty . New York: Routledge, 167 pp., ISBN 0-415- 96558-6 (hardcover). Reviewed by Mufid James Hannush, Review Editor, Journal of Phenomenological Psychology , author of Becoming Good Parents: An Existential Journey There is an incipient phenomenology in this text on beauty, a neglected topic in the discipline of psychology. Sartwell reflects on the meaning of beauty by taking his cue from the linguistic meanings of beauty in six languages: “beauty” ( English ), “yapha” ( Hebrew ), “sundara” ( Sansakrit ), “kalon” ( Greek ), “wabi-sabi” ( Japanese ), and “hohzo” ( Navaho ). Phenomenological psychologists have neglected to search for structural con- stancies in naturally occurring cultural variations in meaning of a particular phe- nomenon. Not being aware of this possibility, Sartwell does not systematically and rigorously distill the essential structure behind the variations in meanings of beauty that these languages, and the culture they represent, provide. Still, his reflections on each of the meaning approximations of the English understanding of beauty yield a rich harvest that is truly inspiring. In the tradition of the English language, beauty connotes erotic (in the broadest sense of the word) longing, desiring,
Journal of Phenomenological Psychology – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2006
Read and print from thousands of top scholarly journals.
Already have an account? Log in
Bookmark this article. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library.
To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
Copy and paste the desired citation format or use the link below to download a file formatted for EndNote
Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.