Chinese Aesthetics in a Global Context [Hardcover]

This book examines aesthetic issues based on humanities principles and creates a theory of Chinese aesthetics from a global perspective by applying Chinas traditional and cultural history to a Western theoretical framework. In particular, this book emphasizes the shared features of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism, namely the unity of heaven and men, unity of nature and society, and the materialization of human feelings and humanization of material things. It also highlights the dominant role of humans in the aesthetic relationship between human and object, while placing imagery in a focal position.

 

Introduction.- The Aesthetic Activity.- The Aesthetic Object.- The Aesthetic Relationship.- Characteristics of Aesthetic Perception.- Aesthetic Consciousness.- Aesthetic Ideo-imagery.- Aesthetic Styles.- Aesthetic Education.- Conclusion.- References.- Index.

Zhu Zhirong, a Changjiang Distinguished Professor, received his doctorate degree in literature and Art from Fudan University. Currently Zhu teaches at the Department of Chinese Language and literature of East China Normal University, supervises doctoral students, and serves as the standing director of the Chinese Society of Aesthetics, the standing director of the Chinese Society of Literary Theory, and the standing director of the Chinese Society of Chinese and Foreign Literary Theory. Zhu published more than 220 academic papers with prestigious journals such as Literary Review, Literary Research, Academic Monthly, and Journal of Fudan University. Some of these papers have been reprinted by Xinhua Digest and by periodical literatures reprinted by China People's University. He also published more than 10 monographs slÓq