{"product_id":"this-strange-idea-of-the-beautiful-paperback","title":"This Strange Idea of the Beautiful - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrançois Jullien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKrzysztof Fijalkowski\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eMichael Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of what it means when we say something is beautiful.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bringing together ideas of beauty from both Eastern and Western philosophy, François Jullien challenges the assumptions underlying our commonly agreed-upon definition of what is beautiful and offers a new way of beholding art. Jullien argues that the Western concept of beauty was established by Greek philosophy and became consequently embedded within the very structure of European languages. And due to its relationship to language, this concept has determined ways of thinking about beauty that often go unnoticed or unchecked in discussions of Western aesthetics. Moreover, through globalization, Western ideals of beauty have even spread to cultures whose ancient traditions are based upon radically different aesthetic foundations; yet, these cultures have adopted such views without question and without recognizing the cultural assumptions they contain.Looking specifically at how Chinese texts have been translated into Western languages, Jullien reveals how the traditional Chinese refusal to isolate or abstract beauty is obscured in translation in order to make the works more understandable to Western readers. Creating an engaging dialogue between Chinese and Western ideas, Jullien reassesses the essence of beauty.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrançois Jullien\u003c\/b\u003e is professor at Université Paris Diderot, a member of the Institut universitaire de France, and director of the Institut de la pensée contemporaine. His other books include \u003ci\u003eIn Praise of Blandness: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eProceeding from Chinese Thought and Aesthetics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Nude, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSilent Transformations\u003c\/i\u003e, the last also published by Seagull Books. \u003cb\u003eKrzysztof Fijalkowski \u003c\/b\u003eis a senior lecturer in critical studies at the Norwich Unversity College of the Arts. \u003cb\u003eMichael Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e's translations with Krzysztof Fijalkowski include \u003ci\u003eRefusal of the Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSurrealism Against the Current\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStates of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eAn Essay on the End of War\u003c\/i\u003e, the last also published by Seagull Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765871968544,"sku":"9781803090573","price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d99b1bc6f383cae0746817f6459baa3e.webp?v=1780282097","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/this-strange-idea-of-the-beautiful-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}