Aesthetics: Fifteen Lectures

Author: Ling Jiye
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: From Socrates sighing, "Beauty is difficult," to Zong Baihua personally practicing "dwelling poetically," this book covers the most important topics in the field of aesthetics. It explores the mysterious essence of beauty, interprets elusive aesthetic feelings, analyzes the categories of beauty, touches upon the circumstances of beauty, and highlights the functions and spirit of beauty. It is not just a book to understand aesthetics, but also a guide to live beautifully. Each book in this series is designed as 15 lectures, perfectly fitting a semester's worth of classes—approximately 15 sessions, with two 2-hour sessions per week. This series is primarily intended for ( refers to general elective courses for the entire university), targeting general undergraduate university students. It fully considers the "general education" aspect, not merely being a condensed version of specialized courses, but also different from typical popular science books available in the market. The series meets the basic requirements of teaching, emphasizes relative stability of knowledge, has a certain systematic structure, focuses on key points, and features clear content and chapters, presented in an accessible yet profound manner. It also appropriately touches upon the forefront of the discipline, sparking interdisciplinary thinking and learning interests among students from different fields. The series intentionally adopts an "academic lecture" style, retaining the tone and vivid writing of a lecture, creating a sense of ( refers to the immediacy of a live lecture), which is more approachable, engaging, and readable, making it better suited for general education teaching and more attractive to general readers in society. For teaching convenience, each lecture in the requires the design of ( refers to thought-provoking questions), key points, and basic reference books for non-major extension reading.