Context and Philosophy

Author: Cheng Fuwang
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: This book is a collection of research papers by the author on ancient literary theory. Based on a thorough grasp of materials, it conducts comprehensive research in connection with traditional culture, integrating the study of literary theory and philosophy, and cultural studies to strive for an in-depth understanding of the cultural connotations of ancient times. The book includes twelve essays:
1. Nature, Life, and the Way of Culture;
2. A Study on the Saying "Poetry and Painting Are Fundamentally the Same";
3. The Heavenly Mechanism Moves Automatically, the Heavenly Tune Echoes Naturally;
4. On the Purpose of Art;
5. Beauty in Natural Life;
6. Reflections on Formal Aesthetics;
7. Aesthetic Alienation and Practical Aesthetics;
8. Self-Breakthrough in Chinese Aesthetic Research;
9. The Universe Is Filled Only with a Great Life;
10. Consciousness of the Universe and Life;
11. Only When Free from Thought and Care Can One Begin to Know the Way;
12. Enlightenment of the Philosophy of the Times.
Through these essays, the author examines the "Dao-Art Theory" in ancient Chinese literary theory, compares Chinese and Western aesthetic research, and discusses ancient Chinese cosmology and modes of thinking, making it an academic work with a certain cutting-edge nature.