Saving Beauty by Byung-Chul Han

Saving Beauty

Byung-Chul Han with Daniel Steuer (Translator)

120 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction art philosophy informative reflective medium-paced
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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 ...

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Moods

reflective 85%
informative 71%
challenging 42%
inspiring 28%
relaxing 28%
emotional 14%
hopeful 14%

Pace

medium 85%
fast 14%

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3.79

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