Marx and Modern Aesthetics

Author: Tong Qingbing
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This book is a research outcome of the "Reform Plan for Teaching Content and Curriculum Systems in Higher Education Towards the 21st Century" by the Ministry of Education, and is a "21st Century Curriculum Textbook." It systematically introduces the sources, basic forms, and developmental context of Marx's aesthetic thought, comprehensively elaborates the relationship between the fundamental content of Marx's aesthetics and his entire philosophical system, specifically clarifies the uniqueness and great value of Marx's aesthetic thought, as well as its significant influence on modern Western aesthetics. The book has a broad scope of applicability, serving as both a teaching material for undergraduate and graduate students in Chinese departments of universities, and an important reference for literary theorists, aestheticians, and researchers.