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Four Essays on Aesthetics

Toward a Global Perspective

Zehou Li and Jane Cauvel

A classic in Chinese Philosophy of Aesthetics for the last twenty years, Li Zehou's Four Essays on Aesthetics (Meixue-sijiang) is finally translated in English to bring philosophical insight to Western readers. Li's seminal work focuses on the widely debated philosophies in China concerning the origins, manifestations, importance, and transformative power of beauty, art, and aesthetic experiences. Drawing upon the influences of both Eastern and Western philosophers and writers, Li discusses the origination of the practices of beauty and aesthetics, and the origins of art credited to Shamanistic rituals, while rejecting the concepts of Western aesthetics and embracing the traditional Chinese purpose for art: to mold human minds. He stresses the importance of the involvement of aesthetic philosophers to advocate technology and aspects of society that will contribute to the harmony among individuals, environments, and social relationships.
Begun as a series of engaging conversations, Li Zehou and Jane Cauvel reveal their philosophical presuppositions and expose a deeper, cross-cultural understanding of the philosophy of aesthetics. Their ground breaking work creates a bridge between the traditional and the modern, the East and the West, and brings us one step closer to understanding the beauty in human nature.
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Lexington Books
Pages: 220 • Trim: 7 x 9½
978-0-7391-1320-2 • Hardback • June 2006 • $108.00 • (£83.00)
978-0-7391-1321-9 • Paperback • July 2006 • $53.99 • (£42.00)
Subjects: Philosophy / Aesthetics, Philosophy / General, Philosophy / Criticism
Jane Cauvel is professor emerita at The Colorado College. Li Zehou is widely regarded as China's leading scholar of traditional and modern intellectual history and philosophy. Placed under house arrest for three years in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Massacre, he was granted permanent resident status in the United States in 1991.

Four Essays on Aesthetics

Toward a Global Perspective

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Hardback
Paperback
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  • A classic in Chinese Philosophy of Aesthetics for the last twenty years, Li Zehou's Four Essays on Aesthetics (Meixue-sijiang) is finally translated in English to bring philosophical insight to Western readers. Li's seminal work focuses on the widely debated philosophies in China concerning the origins, manifestations, importance, and transformative power of beauty, art, and aesthetic experiences. Drawing upon the influences of both Eastern and Western philosophers and writers, Li discusses the origination of the practices of beauty and aesthetics, and the origins of art credited to Shamanistic rituals, while rejecting the concepts of Western aesthetics and embracing the traditional Chinese purpose for art: to mold human minds. He stresses the importance of the involvement of aesthetic philosophers to advocate technology and aspects of society that will contribute to the harmony among individuals, environments, and social relationships.
    Begun as a series of engaging conversations, Li Zehou and Jane Cauvel reveal their philosophical presuppositions and expose a deeper, cross-cultural understanding of the philosophy of aesthetics. Their ground breaking work creates a bridge between the traditional and the modern, the East and the West, and brings us one step closer to understanding the beauty in human nature.
Details
Details
  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 220 • Trim: 7 x 9½
    978-0-7391-1320-2 • Hardback • June 2006 • $108.00 • (£83.00)
    978-0-7391-1321-9 • Paperback • July 2006 • $53.99 • (£42.00)
    Subjects: Philosophy / Aesthetics, Philosophy / General, Philosophy / Criticism
Author
Author
  • Jane Cauvel is professor emerita at The Colorado College. Li Zehou is widely regarded as China's leading scholar of traditional and modern intellectual history and philosophy. Placed under house arrest for three years in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Massacre, he was granted permanent resident status in the United States in 1991.

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