Abstract
In Chinese academia, the research into the aesthetics of Giambattista Vico has not been well developed after Zhu Guangqian's inaugural exploration. This paper tries to investigate the following problems. What has restricted the further exploration into Vico's aesthetics? Is it reasonable to regard Vico as a theorist of aesthetics with his own original aesthetic thoughts, while he was generally considered as a historical philosopher and a jurist? Our further probe into Vico's thoughts leads us to the belief that "perception" lies at the foundation of Vico's aesthetics. The discussion of "perception" and "poetic wisdom" is the most important part of Vico's aesthetic thoughts, and to a certain degree it highlights the significance of Baumgarten's naming of "Aesthetica" as a discipline. In this sense, maybe it is not inappropriate to approve Vico's creative achievement about aesthetics.
First Page
86
Last Page
93
Recommended Citation
Zhu, Liyuan, and Ming Li. 2012. "Reappraisal of the Aesthetic Thoughts of Giambattista Vico." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 32, (4): pp.86-93. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol32/iss4/14
