This Strange Idea of the Beautiful

by François Jullien

Book Overview

An exploration of what it means when we say something is beautiful.

Bringing together ideas of beauty from both Eastern and Western philosophy, Fran?ois 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 180309057X
• ISBN13: 9781803090573
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Seagull Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.9"