{"product_id":"saving-beauty-hardback-9781509515097","title":"Saving Beauty (Hardback) 9781509515097","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSaving Beauty\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eByung-Chul Han (Author), Daniel Steuer (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509515097, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 October 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e120 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"In this provocative analysis Han agitates against contemporary notions of smooth air-brushed beauty. Instead he pleads for an aesthetic based on a generative, creative, commitment to truth that can encompass negativity injury and disaster. Ranging from pornography to classical literature this \u003ci\u003etour de force\u003c\/i\u003e of thinking about our understanding of beauty reminds us that philosophy can have teeth. Han writes with a compelling urgency about how we live in the here and now, but also how we could live better. \u003ci\u003eSaving Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e is an aesthetic call to arms; an example of how philosophy can militate for a better world and make us see anew.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKaren Leeder, Oxford University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Thrilling… a passionate and engaging read on a notion of beauty that has lost its standing in a digitized world.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeauty 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The Smooth\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Smooth Body\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Aesthetics of the Smooth\u003cbr\u003e 4. Digital Beauty\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Aesthetics of Veiling\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Aesthetics of Injury\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Aesthetics of Disaster\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Ideal of Beauty\u003cbr\u003e 9. Beauty as Truth\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Politics of Beauty\u003cbr\u003e 11. Pornographic Theatre\u003cbr\u003e 12. Lingering on Beauty\u003cbr\u003e 13. Beauty as Reminiscence\u003cbr\u003e 14. Giving Birth in Beauty\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52173780648216,"sku":"9781509515097","price":34.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509515097.jpg?v=1781171869","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/saving-beauty-hardback-9781509515097","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}