Aesthetics Basics: Series Textbook for Quality Education in Higher Education Institutions

Author: Xu Qiangzhen
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book systematically yet concisely introduces the basic theories and knowledge of aesthetics, including the nature of beauty, classification of beauty, forms of beauty, aesthetic consciousness, and various art categories. The focus is on closely connecting with real-life situations, teaching the cultivation and methods of discovering, appreciating, and enjoying beauty. The book is richly illustrated, lively in content, and highly readable, which are its outstanding features. It is a popular basic theoretical textbook designed for college students across various disciplines in China to study aesthetics together. Considering the characteristics of the readers, after explaining the basic principles of aesthetics, the book emphasizes the application of aesthetic practice. Therefore, topics closely related to students' aesthetic activities, such as how to appreciate natural beauty and human beauty, how to create beauty in life, and how to enhance the appreciation of artistic beauty, are discussed in greater detail, with more examples and illustrations added to make profound and dry theories more accessible and vivid. For theoretical difficulties that remain debated in the field of aesthetics, the book adopts a more objective introduction to encourage independent thinking and research by students. The citations in this book primarily come from classic works on aesthetics from ancient and modern China and the world. To facilitate self-study for students in science and engineering disciplines and those with similar educational backgrounds, the book strives to present theories and language clearly, concisely, and in an easy-to-understand manner.