Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Somaesthetics and the Philosophy of Culture
Satoshi Higuchi · 2021
55/100
👎 Skip It
This is a legitimate piece of academic philosophy that does real scholarly work in a specialized niche — documenting how somaesthetics has been received and developed in Japan is a worthwhile contribution. But it has been miscategorized as a children's book, it requires graduate-level familiarity with aesthetic philosophy, and its audience is genuinely tiny. Scored here on its actual merits as an academic text; if you happen to be in that niche, it is credible work.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety95
substance70
craft65
originality68
accuracy72
hype60
age-fit20
human-eye45
Penny’s verdict55
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