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Four Essays on Aesthetics: Toward a Global Perspective
Jane Li Zehou; Cauvel
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paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 182 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739113219
SKU
V9780739113219
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About Jane Li Zehou; Cauvel
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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