Synthesized answer
The provided passages do not explicitly list questions that remain unanswered within the book "This Strange Idea of the Beautiful" [1, 2].
However, the passages do indicate that François Jullien challenges the assumptions underlying our commonly agreed-upon definition of what is beautiful and offers a new way of beholding art [1]. He argues that Western ideals of beauty, established by the Greeks, have spread globally, even to cultures with different aesthetic foundations, without question [1]. The passages suggest that Jullien's work aims to reassess the essence of beauty by engaging in a dialogue between Chinese and Western ideas [2]. This implies that the book likely explores the nature of beauty, the influence of Western philosophical and linguistic structures on our understanding of it, and the impact of globalization on aesthetic traditions [1, 2].
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From the book
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 ...