Practical aesthetics

as one of the most important aesthetic currents with distinct characteristics and vigor

came into stage during "The Aesthetic Discussion" in the 20

th

century in China. Impacted by

Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844

triggered by the ideological liberation movement in the 1980s and influenced by the dialectics of humanitarianism of the practical philosophy in Yugoslavia

practical aesthetics was first put forward by Li Zehou

promoted by Zhu Guangqian

and developed by Jiang Kongyang and Liu Gangji. In the past 20 years

confronted with the criticism of anti-practical aesthetic theories

practical aesthetics has been revised and enriched by Zhang Yuneng and Zhu Liyuan. As a result

practical aesthetics is based on Marx's practical theory all the way on one hand

and

it continuously keeps up with the times and gains its vigor on the other hand. It is the necessary outcome of the development of both practical aesthetics and Chinese society.