Chinese aesthetic theory

Author: Zhu Zhirong
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book explores aesthetic issues at the level of humanistic value science, attempting to use Western theories as a reference coordinate. It starts from China's traditional and cultural background, integrates China's national conditions, absorbs and assimilates relevant Western theories, and creates a Chinese aesthetic theory within a global perspective. It elaborates on the positive aspects of Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist thought, particularly emphasizing their shared life spirit of unity between heaven and humanity, as well as the way of thinking that natural and social phenomena are intertwined with human emotions and emotions are embodied in objects. It highlights the dominant role of the subject in aesthetic relationships and elevates the concept of imagery to a central position.