Aesthetics Tutorial

Author: Wang Yichuan, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book is the first college aesthetics general course textbook in China to adopt a contemporary perspective and a brand-new format. The editors examine aesthetic issues from the novel perspective of aesthetic communication, presenting a series of innovative insights on aesthetic objects, the structure of aesthetic problems, the value forms of beauty, and the contemporary art landscape. Furthermore, they provide comprehensive and in-depth discussions on aesthetic media, aesthetic texts, aesthetic codes, aesthetic experiences, aesthetic contexts, aesthetic culture, aesthetic production and consumption, and aesthetic criticism. The book also offers sharp and unique analyses of new concepts and phenomena such as the interplay between utilitarian and non-utilitarian aspects, anti-aesthetics, the commercialization of the unconscious, post-emotion, aesthetic wonder, aesthetic indignation, aesthetic retrospection, aesthetic fragmentation, and aesthetic communication across diverse tastes. The book features novel perspectives, meticulous arguments, concrete case analyses, and fluent expression, making it suitable for readers with middle to advanced educational backgrounds. It can serve as a foundational textbook for literature, philosophy, and art studies in higher education, as well as for general education or cultural competency courses in other disciplines. Additionally, it is a valuable reference for enthusiasts of aesthetics and art theory.