In Praise of Blandness: Proceeding from Chinese Thought and Aesthetics

by François Jullien

Book Overview

A consideration of blandness not as the absence of defining qualities but as the harmonious union of all potential values--an infinite opening into human experience.

Already translated into six languages, Francois Jullien's In Praise of Blandness has become a classic. Appearing for the first time in English, this groundbreaking work of philosophy, anthropology, aesthetics, and sinology is certain to stir readers to think and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1890951420
• ISBN13: 9781890951429
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Zone Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher