Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Photography major - History of Western Aesthetics is a must-read.

History of Western Aesthetics is a must-read.

Mr. Zhu Guangqian, the author of History of Western Aesthetics, is the founder of modern aesthetics in China. He is proficient in Chinese and western languages. History of Western Aesthetics is one of the 50 required books recommended by The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Douban 8.7 points.

If you plan to engage in photography, painting, writing and other industries related to beauty, then this should be the first book to read.

This book expounds in detail the main aesthetic thoughts of different countries and different periods in the long history of the West. What is beauty? Is beauty subjective or objective? Does beauty have anything to do with the times? Is beauty relative or absolute? What is the relationship between beauty and the objective world, and what is the function of art?

Only by knowing what beauty is can we create beauty.