ISBN : 9789819815272
Author : Chunshi Yang
Publisher : World Scientific
Year : 2025
Language : English
Type : Book
Description : The purpose of this book is to systematize traditional Chinese aesthetic thought, reveal its internal logic, andcarry out a dialogue with modern Western aesthetics, so as to rebuild the Chinese aesthetic system. Chineseaesthetics embodies the concept of inter-subjectivity, which has modern significance. It is based on the idea of unity between heaven and humanity, viewing aesthetic as the communication between the self-subject and theworld-subject, in contrast to the Western aesthetic epistemology that regards aesthetic as the sensory perception of the subjecttoward the object. Additionally, the methodology of intuitive perception is another characteristic of Chinese aesthetics that holdsmodern significance