Principles of Modern Aesthetics (Revised Edition of the Scientific Subject Theory Aesthetic System)

Author: Li Jianfu
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Publish Date: 2007-05-01
Features: This book builds upon the 1994 publication "Reflections and Corrections on Aesthetics" and elevates it to the level of principles, constructing a scientific subject theory of aesthetics (though it is naturally an incomplete system). It first points out that the methodology of aesthetic research differs from ordinary cognition or other methods. Without scientific methodology and conscious renewal, there can be no scientificity or innovation in the research content. It also highlights the multifaceted significance of aesthetic research, providing value reference indicators for the study of all disciplines. The main part discusses the principles of aesthetics from multiple perspectives, starting with human life activities, then moving on to the accumulation of consciousness, the organization of aesthetic consciousness, the conscious construction of aesthetic consciousness, the role of aesthetic consciousness, the establishment of human subjectivity, the establishment of cultural and aesthetic subjects, the emergence and transmission of value, the life and value impulses of humans, and the eternal transcendence of aesthetics, among others. The purpose of the entire book is to pursue the consciousness of human existence and development, to clarify the value of life, thereby opening and strengthening the motivational system of life, moving toward the highest realization of life, and creating the best possible realm for human survival.