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Saving Beauty

Saving Beauty - Paperback

by Byung-Chul Han
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Availability:In StockContributor:Byung-Chul Han, Daniel Steuer (Translator)Publish date:2017-11-13Pages:120
Language:EnglishPublisher:Polity PressISBN-13:9781509515103ISBN-10:1509515100UPC:9781509515103Book Category:Social Science, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Sociology, AestheticsBook Topic:Social TheorySize:8.20 x 5.40 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.3902Product ID:SCM42C20SK

Beauty today is a paradox. The cult of beauty is ubiquitous but it has lost its transcendence and become little more than an aspect of consumerism, the aesthetic dimension of capitalism. The sublime and unsettling aspects of beauty have given way to corporeal pleasures and 'likes', resulting in a kind of 'pornography' of beauty.

In this book, cultural theorist Byung-Chul Han reinvigorates aesthetic theory for our digital age. He interrogates our preoccupation with all things slick and smooth, from Jeff Koon's sculptures and the iPhone to Brazilian waxing. Reaching far deeper than our superficial reactions to viral videos and memes, Han reclaims beauty, showing how it manifests itself as truth, temptation and even disaster.

This wide-ranging and profound exploration of beauty, encompassing ethical and political considerations as well as aesthetic, will appeal to all those interested in cultural and aesthetic theory, philosophy and digital media.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Polity PressISBN-13:9781509515103ISBN-10:1509515100UPC:9781509515103Book Category:Social Science, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Sociology, AestheticsBook Topic:Social TheorySize:8.20 x 5.40 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.3902Product ID:SCM42C20SK
Byung-Chul Han is a Korean-born Professor of Philosophy and Cultural Studies who teaches at the University of the Arts (UdK) in Berlin. He is the author of more than 20 books including The Scent of Time, The Transparency Society and The Burnout Society.
Publisher: Polity Press

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Byung-Chul Han, Daniel Steuer (Translator)

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Byung-Chul Han

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