History of Western Aesthetics (Volume 1: Ancient Greece and Rome to Medieval Aesthetics)

Author: Ruyin, Editor-in-Chief
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Features: The four-volume History of Western Aesthetics, edited by Ruyin, features key members such as Zhou Guoping, Ling Jiye, and Jin Huimin, all of whom are leading scholars in the current academic frontiers. The theoretical and historical journey of this work originates from ancient Greece, passes through ancient Rome, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and extends to modern times. Over a span of two thousand years, its emergence, development, divergence, reversal, collision, and integration have continued through generations, presenting distinctive features that contrast sharply with Eastern aesthetics. All of these are the main subjects of this four-volume study. Its publication provides a genuine and objective, relatively complete historical resource for the innovative research of contemporary Western philosophy, aesthetics, literary theory, and social science theories in China. It offers historically significant positive aesthetic experiences for the construction of socialist spiritual civilization and is a high-quality academic work. This edition publishes the first volume, covering ancient Greek, Roman, and medieval aesthetics. The second volume covers the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. The third and fourth volumes will be published shortly.