When you are old is one of the most famous love poetry written by Irish Poet, William Butler Yeats. The paper elaborates deeply on one of the early love poetry of William Butler Yeats: When you are old. It gives an in...When you are old is one of the most famous love poetry written by Irish Poet, William Butler Yeats. The paper elaborates deeply on one of the early love poetry of William Butler Yeats: When you are old. It gives an introduction of W.B. Yeats and then discusses Yeats' s early love poetry and his muse as well as her influence in the love poetry; Then the poem When you are old is analyzed and in the meantime the original French version and the Chinese version were provided for readers' literary appreciation.展开更多
Criticism is an intellectual process that primarily searches for beauty aspects in the works of art,including architecture.This article explores the mathematical and philosophical principles of classical architectural...Criticism is an intellectual process that primarily searches for beauty aspects in the works of art,including architecture.This article explores the mathematical and philosophical principles of classical architectural criticism.It is hypothesized that design criteria during the Classic period were clear and specific.The research presents theories of classical art that focus on the process of beauty interpretation.It also assesses the mathematical evaluation of architectural art and beauty through“The Golden Ratio”and“The Fibonacci Sequence.”Classical philosophy,and its perception of beauty,is discussed as an essential basis in any artistic critical activity.The research asserts that the science of aesthetics is both objective and subjective,which explains the difference in aesthetic evaluation across eras.Objectivity stems from conditions of proportionality that must be met for an architectural art to be aesthetically judged as beautiful.Subjectivity lies in the time and place of the architectural work,whereby tendencies,tastes,and needs related to the human and geographical environment can affect the standards of beauty.This makes the evaluation of beauty in classical architecture a delicate and complex process in which many aspects must be considered to have an objective,fair,and correct judgment.展开更多
Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most important poets in the American poetic history for his unremitting pursuit for 'ideal beauty'. This essay proves by various examples chosen from his poems that his aesthetic...Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most important poets in the American poetic history for his unremitting pursuit for 'ideal beauty'. This essay proves by various examples chosen from his poems that his aestheticism was obvious in his versification techniques. His poetic theory and practice gave an immortal example for the development of the English poetry.展开更多
This essay offers a conceptualist reading of Kant to address two central issues in Critique of Judgment:what is the nature of the judgment of beauty,and how it bears on the a priori principle of judgment.Challenging t...This essay offers a conceptualist reading of Kant to address two central issues in Critique of Judgment:what is the nature of the judgment of beauty,and how it bears on the a priori principle of judgment.Challenging the popular subjectivist approach which conceives Kant's judgment of beauty as a nonconceptual mental state,I argue that the judgment of beauty in Kant is a fullfledged judgment whose conceptual contents are aesthetic appreciation and criticism,and that the principle of subjective purposiveness in judgment refers to a generic concept instead of a mental episode.My view has the advantage over the subjectivism of both preserving the intuitive idea that aesthetic judgments have rich conceptual contents,and of avoiding the theoretical difficulties which subjectivism suffers.To sharpen my focus,I will present a sophisticated subjectivist reading of Kant's aesthetics given by Hannah Ginsborg in section 2,and in section 3 give my criticism of Ginsborg's theory,which also reveals a fundamental limit of the subjectivist approach in general.Finally,in section 4 I give my own conceptualist reading of Kant's aesthetics and respond to potential challenges from the subjectivist camp.展开更多
文摘When you are old is one of the most famous love poetry written by Irish Poet, William Butler Yeats. The paper elaborates deeply on one of the early love poetry of William Butler Yeats: When you are old. It gives an introduction of W.B. Yeats and then discusses Yeats' s early love poetry and his muse as well as her influence in the love poetry; Then the poem When you are old is analyzed and in the meantime the original French version and the Chinese version were provided for readers' literary appreciation.
文摘Criticism is an intellectual process that primarily searches for beauty aspects in the works of art,including architecture.This article explores the mathematical and philosophical principles of classical architectural criticism.It is hypothesized that design criteria during the Classic period were clear and specific.The research presents theories of classical art that focus on the process of beauty interpretation.It also assesses the mathematical evaluation of architectural art and beauty through“The Golden Ratio”and“The Fibonacci Sequence.”Classical philosophy,and its perception of beauty,is discussed as an essential basis in any artistic critical activity.The research asserts that the science of aesthetics is both objective and subjective,which explains the difference in aesthetic evaluation across eras.Objectivity stems from conditions of proportionality that must be met for an architectural art to be aesthetically judged as beautiful.Subjectivity lies in the time and place of the architectural work,whereby tendencies,tastes,and needs related to the human and geographical environment can affect the standards of beauty.This makes the evaluation of beauty in classical architecture a delicate and complex process in which many aspects must be considered to have an objective,fair,and correct judgment.
文摘Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most important poets in the American poetic history for his unremitting pursuit for 'ideal beauty'. This essay proves by various examples chosen from his poems that his aestheticism was obvious in his versification techniques. His poetic theory and practice gave an immortal example for the development of the English poetry.
文摘This essay offers a conceptualist reading of Kant to address two central issues in Critique of Judgment:what is the nature of the judgment of beauty,and how it bears on the a priori principle of judgment.Challenging the popular subjectivist approach which conceives Kant's judgment of beauty as a nonconceptual mental state,I argue that the judgment of beauty in Kant is a fullfledged judgment whose conceptual contents are aesthetic appreciation and criticism,and that the principle of subjective purposiveness in judgment refers to a generic concept instead of a mental episode.My view has the advantage over the subjectivism of both preserving the intuitive idea that aesthetic judgments have rich conceptual contents,and of avoiding the theoretical difficulties which subjectivism suffers.To sharpen my focus,I will present a sophisticated subjectivist reading of Kant's aesthetics given by Hannah Ginsborg in section 2,and in section 3 give my criticism of Ginsborg's theory,which also reveals a fundamental limit of the subjectivist approach in general.Finally,in section 4 I give my own conceptualist reading of Kant's aesthetics and respond to potential challenges from the subjectivist camp.
