On Beauty and Being Just
SKU: 99251382252

On Beauty and Being Just

Sale price$16.03 Regular price$17.81
Save 10%

Shipping Estimate
USA
  • USA
  • CAN

Ships within 48 hours · Estimated delivery Jul 6 - Jul 11

Promo Codes Available:

For Your Every Summer RSVP, with Code: SUMMER15

Description

On Beauty and Being JustHave we become beauty blind? For two decades or more in the humanities, various political arguments have been put forward against beauty: that it distracts us from more important issues; that it is the handmaiden of privilege; and that it masks political interests. In On Beauty and Being Just Elaine Scarry not only defends beauty from the political arguments against it but also argues that beauty does indeed press us toward a greater concern for

Have we become beauty-blind? For two decades or more in the humanities, various political arguments have been put forward against beauty: that it distracts us from more important issues; that it is the handmaiden of privilege; and that it masks political interests. In On Beauty and Being Just Elaine Scarry not only defends beauty from the political arguments against it but also argues that beauty does indeed press us toward a greater concern for justice. Taking inspiration from writers and thinkers as diverse as Homer, Plato, Marcel Proust, Simone Weil, and Iris Murdoch as well as her own experiences, Scarry offers up an elegant, passionate manifesto for the revival of beauty in our intellectual work as well as our homes, museums, and classrooms.


Scarry argues that our responses to beauty are perceptual events of profound significance for the individual and for society. Presenting us with a rare and exceptional opportunity to witness fairness, beauty assists us in our attention to justice. The beautiful object renders fairness, an abstract concept, concrete by making it directly available to our sensory perceptions. With its direct appeal to the senses, beauty stops us, transfixes us, fills us with a surfeit of aliveness. In so doing, it takes the individual away from the center of his or her self-preoccupation and thus prompts a distribution of attention outward toward others and, ultimately, she contends, toward ethical fairness.


Scarry, author of the landmark The Body in Pain and one of our bravest and most creative thinkers, offers us here philosophical critique written with clarity and conviction as well as a passionate plea that we change the way we think about beauty.



Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 11/04/2001
ISBN: 9780691089591
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 7.35h x 4.52w x 0.46d

Review Citations: Christianity Today 03/01/2013 pg. 54
Shipping Notes
  • Free Standard Shipping on $100+ Orders to the USA.
  • Except Preorder products are shipped in 48 hours.
  • Delivery to the USA:
  1. Standard Shipping : 3-10 business days
  • If time is of the essence, please consider selecting expedited delivery for faster service.
Exchange/Return Notes
  • We offer a 30-day return/exchange service after receiving.
  • Final sale items are not eligible for returns or exchanges.
  • To process your return/exchange, please contact us at [email protected]
  • Please click here for more details>>> Return & Exchange Policy
SKU: 99251382252

Discover Niche Categories That Outsell

Top-Converting Item to Boost Your Average Order

4.6 ★★★★★
Based on 275 reviews
Sort
Highest Rating
Newest First
Oldest First
Product Reviews
C
Verified Purchase
clutz
Lake Worth, US
★★★★★ 1
Better than Honda Cabin Filter for Allergies -
Size: 8.3" x 9.3" x 1.3"
Installation took all of 3 minutes. Noticeable improvement in air quality (less allergy response) since installation. Others mentioned a reduction in air flow but have not noticed a change. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Update (9/2020) Noticeable reduction in air flow. I have needed to increase the fan speed to make the cabin comfortable. I may be switching brands soon. I will pull the filter at 6 weeks and see if it is getting plugged (yikes). //////////// Update (10/2020) I pulled the Bosch filter expecting it to be plugged due to the lack of air flow. I was surprised to see it was clean. There were are few small pieces of stuff in the folds of the filter but only about 10 of them. I held the filter up to the light and then tapped it on white paper to see what would fall out. There was nothing present to explain the extreme loss of air flow. I have used Bosch cabin filters in my other vehicles (not HEPA) with great success. I was hoping to help the allergies of my family but having to run the fan on high to receive any airflow was more annoying than helpful. The noise was irritating and the air flow was still less than the Honda filter I removed. I purchased a new Honda cabin filter and our van is back to normal. I did not realize how much I missed the auto temperature setting. I was setting the temperature about 5 degrees below "normal" to try and keep the temperature consistent, and it was not during the hotter summer months. Unfortunately I am beyond the 30 day Amazon return window so I am not able to return the cabin air filter. :-( This is my first Amazon review that moved from 5 to 1.....
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2020
J
Verified Purchase
Jim Russell
Pawtucket, US
★★★★★ 5
Starter
Why did you pick this product vs others?: Good replacement. 
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2025
W
Verified Purchase
william
Lexington, US
★★★★★ 5
Starter works great
Fits and works great 2005 Mercury mariner 3.0
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2025
J
Verified Purchase
J G.
Phoenix, US
★★★★★ 5
Reliable part
The price of this item was a bit of a shock. A good one though. I gave it to my mechanic, he installed it with no problems. Runs just fine. Would buy again
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2026
J
Verified Purchase
Joel sulbaran
Lowell, US
★★★★★ 4
Entrega a tiempo
Exelente
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2025

recommand products