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Saving Beauty

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In this thought-provoking book, Byung-Chul Han critiques the modern obsession with beauty as a consumerist phenomenon, overshadowing its deeper, transcendent qualities. He explores beauty's role in truth and disaster, urging a reconsideration of aesthetic values in our digital age, appealing to those interested in cultural theory and philosophy.

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Saving Beauty, Byung-Chul Han, Daniel Steuer

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2017
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Title
Saving Beauty
Language
English
Publisher
Polity Press
Released
2017
Format
Paperback
Pages
120
ISBN10
1509515100
ISBN13
9781509515103
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In this thought-provoking book, Byung-Chul Han critiques the modern obsession with beauty as a consumerist phenomenon, overshadowing its deeper, transcendent qualities. He explores beauty's role in truth and disaster, urging a reconsideration of aesthetic values in our digital age, appealing to those interested in cultural theory and philosophy.