Aesthetics of Moving Towards Reality

Author: Zhang Wei
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: The so-called "Paris Manuscripts" refers to the abbreviation of Marx's "Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844," an early economic and philosophical work by Marx that contains extremely rich aesthetic ideas. Based on reviewing and summarizing the two major discussions about the "Manuscripts" in domestic academic circles during the 1950s and 1960s and the 1980s, the author attempts to explore the spiritual essence and authentic context of Marx's aesthetics through systematic research and in-depth interpretation of the aesthetic ideas in the "Manuscripts." Focusing on the philosophical ontology of aesthetics in the "Manuscripts," the author interprets, excavates, and explores the aesthetic ideas in the "Manuscripts" and their contemporary significance. Especially through a comparative analysis of the alienation theory of ideology, cultural production theory, and the theories represented by Western left-wing aesthetics such as Lukács, Eagleton, and Jameson, the author reveals the originality of the "Manuscripts" in aesthetic thought and its influence on the forefront of contemporary aesthetics. Thus, the author presents a comprehensive picture and developmental context of the aesthetic ideas in the "Manuscripts."