20th Century Chinese Aesthetics Research

Author: Zou Hua
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: This book studies the historical process of modern Chinese aesthetics over the past century. The research aims to reveal the characteristics and laws of this process, thereby grasping the current state and developmental trends of aesthetics today. Therefore, the consistency of history and logic is a principle that must be followed in studying this process and a fundamental method that must be applied. The content includes twelve chapters: the historical transformation of harmony and sublimity, the historical beginning of modern aesthetics, the opposition and complementarity of two conflicting views of aesthetics, the modern extension of ancient traditions, the division and confrontation of aesthetic approaches, the initial establishment of subjective aesthetics, and more.