{"product_id":"saving-beauty-9781509515103","title":"Saving Beauty","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eByung-Chul Han\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Scent of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Transparency Society\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Burnout Society\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613943730450,"sku":"9781509515103","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c6af49bf-0034-4a5f-820a-17554716dc60.jpg?v=1732422802","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/saving-beauty-9781509515103","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}