"Reflections on Affective Science"

Author: Luan Dong
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Publish Date: 1999-05-01
Features: The term aesthetics in Western literature was originally synonymous with (aesthetics). Aesthetics, as a discipline, is the result of a narrow selection by modern Westerners from the broader field of. The origination and one-sided development of aesthetics also reflect a theoretical manifestation of human immaturity. The aristocratic tendency in aesthetic culture, the drawbacks of aesthetic complexes, the partiality of aesthetics, the narrowness of theoretical research, the rise of the study of the ugly in contemporary international literary and artistic trends, and the dogmatization and vulgarization of aesthetics all indicate that expanding human judgment requires the inclusion, correction, and nourishment of aesthetics. The essence of this book lies in tracing the evolutionary history of , grasping its new dimensions, and opening up a new perspective for integrating aesthetics with the study of the ugly.