Cognition and Practice: Li Zehou's Philosophical Aesthetics

This is the first book on the role of cognition in the aesthetic theory of Li Zehou (1930-2021), one of China's most important and influential contemporary philosophers. The cognitive dimension and its integration with practice is discussed by examining one of Li's pivotal concepts: "subjectality," a human subject shaped by the world in which they live, including beauty and aesthetic experience. Li's theory is also contextualized in the threefold inspiration coming from Confucian, Kantian, and Marxist philosophies, which differently conceptualize the aesthetic and cognitive dimensions in humans. By referring to different aesthetic theories and interdisciplinary approaches to cognition, the book aims to show how Li's cognitively oriented project can contribute to contemporary research into aesthetics. Although primarily written for philosophers working in aesthetics, Chinese, and comparative philosophy, the book is also addressed to anyone interested in contemporary Chinese thought.

Author: Rafal Banka
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 01/02/2023
Pages: 238
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d
ISBN13: 9781438489247
ISBN10: 1438489242
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Philosophy | Aesthetics
- Philosophy | Individual Philosophers

About the Author
Rafal Banka is Research Fellow in the Faculty of Philosophy at University of Oxford in England.

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