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The exile of beauty from most high art is a worldwide phenomenon, yet discussion of this phenomenon has remained highly ethnocentric, with Western art receiving almost exclusive attention. The papers in this book are offered in an attempt to broaden the discussion by assessing the contemporary state of art and beauty in Asia as well as in the Western world. Our aim is to bring both traditional and contemporary Asian views on the phenomenon of beauty into dialogue with their Western counterparts. Our hope is that this interaction can help illuminate the status quo and suggest integrative possibilities for the future of beauty and of culture more generally.
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Higgins, K.M., Maira, S., Sikka, S. (2017). Introduction. In: Higgins, K., Maira, S., Sikka, S. (eds) Artistic Visions and the Promise of Beauty. Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures, vol 16. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43893-1_1
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