Summary
Yuriko Saito (Japanese: 斉藤 百合子, born 1953) is a retired Japanese-American philosopher specializing in aesthetics, including wabi-sabi, the Japanese philosophy of appreciating transience and imperfection.[1] She is a professor emeritus of philosophy at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).[2]
Yuriko Saito | |
|---|---|
| 斉藤 百合子 | |
| Born | 1953 Japan |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Philosopher |
| Institutions | Rhode Island School of Design |
| Thesis | The Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature: Western and Japanese Perspectives and Their Ethical Implications (1983) |
| Doctoral advisor | Donald W. Crawford |
Main interests | Aesthetics |
| Website | https://www.yurikosaito.com/ |
Education and career edit
Saito is originally from Sapporo, Japan,[3] where she was born in 1953.[4] She studied philosophy at International Christian University in Tokyo, earning a bachelor's degree there. Next, she completed her PhD in philosophy, with a minor in Japanese literature, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2][5] Her 1983 doctoral dissertation, The Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature: Western and Japanese Perspectives and Their Ethical Implications, was supervised by Donald W. Crawford.[6]
Meanwhile, she began working for the Rhode Island School of Design as an assistant professor in 1981. She remained there for the rest of her career, becoming a full professor in 1995 and retiring as professor emeritus in 2018.[5]
Recognition edit
Saito's book Aesthetics of the Familiar: Everyday Life and Worldmaking was the 2018 winner of the Outstanding Monograph Prize of the American Society for Aesthetics.[7]
In 2020, Saito was the Richard Wollheim Lecturer at the British Society of Aesthetics Annual Conference.[8]
Selected publications edit
Books edit
- Everyday Aesthetics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. Paperback, 2010.[9]
- Aesthetics of the Familiar: Everyday Life and World-Making. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. Paperback, 2019.[10]
- Aesthetics of Care: Practice in Everyday Life. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022.[11]
Articles edit
- "The Japanese Aesthetics of Imperfection and Insufficiency", The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Vol. 55, 1997, pp. 377–385, doi:10.2307/430925, JSTOR 430925
- "Appreciating Nature on Its Own Terms", Environmental Ethics, Vol. 20, 1998, pp. 135–149, doi:10.5840/enviroethics199820228
- "The Significance of Environmental Aesthetics", in: Valery Vino (ed.), Introduction to Philosophy: Aesthetic Theory and Practice. Montreal, Quebec: The Rebus Community, 2021, pp. 106–108.
- "Living with Everyday Objects: Aesthetic and Ethical Practice", in: Eva Kit Wah Man; Jeffrey Petts (eds.), Comparative Everyday Aesthetics: East-West Studies in Contemporary Living. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2023, pp. 9–20, doi:10.1515/9789048554508-001, JSTOR j.ctv37363s6
References edit
- ^ Livni, Ephrat (June 23, 2018). "The case against perfectionism—and for a disheveled elegant life". Quartz. Retrieved 2023-10-03. Livni, Ephrat (August 3, 2018). "The Japanese art principle that teaches how to work with failure". Quartz. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ a b "Yuriko Saito, Professor Emeritus". History, Philosophy, and Social Sciences Faculty. Rhode Island School of Design. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ She calls Sapporo "my hometown" on p. 162 of Aesthetics of the Familiar.
- ^ Birth year from German National Library catalog entry, retrieved 2023-09-26
- ^ a b Saito, Yuriko. "Curriculum vitae". Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Saito, Yuriko (1983). "The Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature: Western and Japanese Perspectives and Their Ethical Implications". University of Wisconsin–Madison.
- ^ "Outstanding Monograph Prize". American Society for Aesthetics. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Yuriko Saito Named Richard Wollheim Lecturer for 2020". American Society for Aesthetics. September 6, 2019. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Reviews of Everyday Aesthetics:
- Nathalie Blanc, The Journal of Aesthetic Education, doi:10.5406/jaesteduc.45.2.0122, JSTOR 10.5406/jaesteduc.45.2.0122
- Allen Carlson, Mind, doi:10.1093/mind/fzp085, JSTOR 40542026
- Theodore Gracyk, The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, doi:10.1111/j.1540-6245.2008.00321_12.x, JSTOR 40206380
- Jane Hamlyn, Ceramic Review, [1]
- Aitor Izagirre, Gogoa, [2]
- Tom Leddy, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, [3]
- Sheila Lintott, Philosophy in Review, [4]
- Alejandra Mizrahi, Enrahonar, [5]
- Robert Wilkinson, The British Journal of Aesthetics, doi:10.1093/aesthj/ayp009
- "Booknotes", Philosophy, JSTOR 20185323
- ^ Reviews of Aesthetics of the Familiar:
- ^ Review of Aesthetics of Care:
- Thomas Leddy, The British Journal of Aesthetics, doi:10.1093/aesthj/ayad006
External links edit
- Home page