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Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art ›› 2016, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (3): 34-43.

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The Logic Construction of the Principles of "Aesthetics of Pleasant Feeling"

Qi Zhixiang   

  1. Shanghai University of Politacal and Law (Shanghai 201701, China)
  • Online:2016-05-25 Published:2017-09-29
  • About author:Qi Zhixiang, Ph.D., is a professor at Shanghai University of Politacal and Law (Shanghai 201701, China), with research interests in literary theory and aesthetics.

Abstract: This paper is a general introduction to aesthetics of pleasant feeling, aiming at explicating its logic structure. The fundamental function of aesthetics as a philosophy of beauty is to produce pleasant feeling, and the paper claims that the principles of aesthetics can be termed as the principles of aesthetics of pleasant feeling. On the basis of reconstruction after deconstruction of the definition and methodology, this paper argues that beauty is pleasant object with values, and built on this definition of beauty, the paper explores into the category, laws, characteristics, forms and styles of aesthetics and the characteristics of aesthetic practice. The paper hopes to be a systematic thought on how to fill in the gap left behind by anti-essentialist deconstructive aesthetics.

Key words: pleasant feeling, aesthetics, logic, structure