Aesthetics Frontier (New Perspectives of Practical Ontology Aesthetics)

Author: Tao Bohua
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Publish Date: 2003-12-28
Features: Whether a discipline can stand at the forefront of driving other disciplines forward depends on the global, breakthrough, and pioneering nature of its research topics, methods, and achievements. The author proposes that the social and civilizational transformation at the turn of the millennium is highlighting the fascinating frontiers of aesthetics, using this as a starting point to explore various aesthetic frontiers, offering readers a fresh perspective. This book argues that at the turn of the millennium, human transcendence and civilizational transformation are highlighting the captivating frontiers of aesthetics, advancing the shift from "truth, goodness, and beauty" to "beauty, goodness, and truth" in the order of values and the modern transformation of aesthetic theory. The frontiers of aesthetic research address the roots of life, the foundation of values, and the basis of civilization; the frontiers of aesthetic exploration seek the future destiny of humanity and the ultimate goal. Practical Ontology Aesthetics not only historically reveals the origins of beauty but also scientifically clarifies its characteristics, solving the four core puzzles of aesthetics (the essence of beauty, the features of beauty, the mechanism of aesthetic perception, and the form of beauty) and the four dilemmas of aesthetic forms (natural beauty, social beauty, technological beauty, and artistic beauty). Based on this new perspective of practice, we can answer the mysteries of historical evolution, decode the secrets of human advancement, and map the path to transcendent wisdom, outlining a new world image.