Aesthetics: Fifteen Lectures by Renowned Experts in the General Knowledge Lecture Series

Author: Ling Jiyou
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: From Socrates sighing, "Beauty is difficult," to Zong Baihua personally practicing "dwelling poetically," this book covers the most important topics in the field of aesthetics. It explores the mysterious essence of beauty, interprets elusive aesthetic feelings, analyzes the categories of beauty, touches upon the circumstances of beauty, and highlights the functions and spirit of beauty. It is not just a book to understand aesthetics, but also a guide to live beautifully. Each book in this series is designed as 15 lectures, perfectly fitting a semester's worth of classes—approximately 15 sessions, with two 2-hour sessions per week. This series is primarily intended for (: elective courses) across the entire university, targeting general undergraduate students. It fully considers the "general education" aspect, not merely a condensed version of specialized courses, but also distinct from common popular science literature. The series meets basic teaching requirements, emphasizes relative stability of knowledge, maintains a certain systematic structure, focuses on key points, and presents clear and well-organized content that is easy to understand while also touching on the latest developments in the field to inspire interdisciplinary thinking and learning among students from different disciplines. The series intentionally adopts an "academic lecture" style, retaining a sense of classroom teaching and a vivid writing style, creating a "live lecture" atmosphere that is more approachable, engaging, and readable, making it more suitable for general education and also more attractive to general readers. For teaching purposes, each lecture in the book is designed to include thought-provoking questions, key points, and basic reference (:books) for further reading suitable for non-majors.