Introduction to Western Aesthetics

Author: Shan Shilian
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Publish Date: 1999-11-01
Features: Eternity, Love, Freedom, Liberation—these are the understandings of beauty by aestheticians from the ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary periods. Heaven must be like this too. The purpose of this book is to introduce readers to Western aestheticians: asking them to be the "eternal feminine" that guides us upward. This book primarily provides an initial exposition of Western aesthetics, divided into five parts: Part I Platonism; Part II The Pilgrim's Progress; Part III The Modern Transformation; Part IV Kantianism; Part V Modern Discourse; Conclusion: The Art of No More Beauty and the Path Toward a Life of Beauty.