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In Praise of Blandness: Proceeding from Chinese Thought and Aesthetics
François Jullien
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Paperback. A consideration of blandness not as the absence of defining qualities but as the harmonious union of all potential values--an infinite opening into human experience. Translator(s): Varsano, Paula M. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
A consideration of blandness not as the absence of defining qualities but as the harmonious union of all potential values-an infinite opening into human experience. Already translated into six languages, Francois Jullien's In Praise of Blandness has become a classic. Appearing for the first time in English, this groundbreaking work of philosophy, anthropology, aesthetics, and sinology is certain to stir readers to think and experience what may at first seem impossible: the richness of a bland sound, a bland meaning, a bland painting, a bland poem. In presenting the value of blandness through as many concrete examples ... Read more
A consideration of blandness not as the absence of defining qualities but as the harmonious union of all potential values-an infinite opening into human experience. Already translated into six languages, Francois Jullien's In Praise of Blandness has become a classic. Appearing for the first time in English, this groundbreaking work of philosophy, anthropology, aesthetics, and sinology is certain to stir readers to think and experience what may at first seem impossible: the richness of a bland sound, a bland meaning, a bland painting, a bland poem. In presenting the value of blandness through as many concrete examples ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
169
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781890951429
SKU
V9781890951429
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About François Jullien
Francois Jullien is Professor at the Universite Paris VII-Denis Diderot and director at the Institut de la Pensee Contemporaine. He is the author of Detour and Access: Strategies of Meaning in China and Greece, The Propensity of Things: Toward a History of Efficacy in China, and In Praise of Blandness: Proceeding from Chinese Thought and Aesthetics all published by Zone ... Read more
Reviews for In Praise of Blandness: Proceeding from Chinese Thought and Aesthetics
Blandness is a sub rosa self-help book and a map to the sublime. -Village Voice