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The provided passages do not contain information about the practical implications of the ideas presented in "This Strange Idea of the Beautiful."
The passages discuss François Jullien's argument that the Western concept of beauty, rooted in Greek philosophy and embedded in European languages, has spread globally, influencing cultures with different aesthetic traditions [1, snippet]. Jullien also explores how translations obscure the traditional Chinese refusal to isolate or abstract beauty [1, 2]. The passages describe the book as an exploration of what it means to call something beautiful and an attempt to reassess the essence of beauty by creating a dialogue between Chinese and Western ideas [1].
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Title: This Strange Idea of the Beautiful by François Jullien Description: An exploration of what it means when we say something is beautiful. Bringing together ideas of beauty from both Eastern and Western philosophy, François Jullien challenges the assumptions underlying our commonly agreed-upon definition of what is beautiful and offers a new way of beholding art. Jullien argues that the Western concept of beauty was established by Greek philosophy and became consequently embedded within the very structure of European languages. And due to its relationship to language, this concept has…
rn languages, Jullien reveals how the traditional Chinese refusal to isolate or abstract beauty is obscured in translation in order to make the works more understandable to Western readers. Creating an engaging dialogue between Chinese and Western ideas, Jullien reassesses the essence of beauty. Categories: Art Pages: 256 Snippet: "Francois Jullien argues that the Western concept of beauty, established by the Greeks and embedded within the structure of European languages, have spread to cultures whose ancient traditions are based on radically different aesthetic ...