Freud's Aesthetics -- Psychoanalytic Approach in Art Research (Aesthetic Design Art Education Series)

Author: (American) Speckter, translated by Gao Jianping
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: In the current so-called knowledge economy era, the pressures of real life are increasing. People not only need various useful knowledge as means for job hunting and survival but also need aesthetic wisdom as a for self-redemption. This kind of wisdom, in the realm of artistic expression, helps achieve creation from nothing or break conventions to innovate; in spiritual life, it helps cultivate a taste for observing the world in tranquility or aesthetic freedom for self-entertainment. With this wisdom, people can hope to restore their true self-knowledge, improve their quality of life, and further see the true essence of life in calm seas and still waters, recognize the nature of the mind in faint tastes and sparse sounds, listen to the harmonious melodies of heaven and nature in the rustling of pine trees and the gurgling of springs, and perceive the wondrous beauty of the universe in the misty light at grassy edges and the reflections of clouds in water. In environmental design and artistic decoration, one can appreciate the elegance and refinement, and from fine works such as calligraphy, painting, music, and dance, one can gain various aesthetic experiences. It is worth mentioning that in Western cultural tradition, love of wisdom is philosophy, and wisdom has two wings. One is the theoretical focus on contemplation and reflection, while the other is the practical approach of taking concrete actions. This original meaning has endured for over two millennia and was transformed into a "two categories, four dimensions" system in Croce's spiritual philosophy. Following this line of thought, the human pursuit of wisdom in cognitive activities is divided into two major categories: theory and practice.