Table of Contents

Foreword
Chapter 1 A Manifold Expectation of Poetry
　1.Poetry as a Social Discourse
　2.Poetry as an Aesthetic Discourse
　　2.1　Poetic Xing
2.2　Poetic Guan
2.3　Poetic Qun
2.4　Poetic Yuan
　3.Poetry as a Moral Discourse
Chapter 2 Confucius and Plato on Music
1.Psychical Effect of Music
2.Aesthetic Value of Music
3.Moral Function of Music
4.Political Expectation of Music
5.Pedagogical Worth of Music
6.A Comparative Remark
Chapter 3 A Debate on the Functions of Music
1.Against Music：Mozio's Negative Utilitarianism
2.For Music：Xunzi's Positive Utilitarianism
3.A Reconsideration of the Opposing Views
Chapter 4 A Critical Illumination of Poetic Styles
1. The Literary Development：Form and Style
　　1.1　The Institutional Factor
1.2　The Fashion Impact
1.3　The Political Element
1.4　Group Dynamics
1.5　Historico-cultural Context
1.6　Artistic Individuality
　2.Artistic Creation：Proper Inclusiveness　and Holistic Vision
　3.Stylistic Paradigms：Naturalness, Gracefulness and Elegance
　3.1　Naturalness as Beauty
　3.2　Gracefulness and Elegance
Chapter 5 A Moralistic View of Poetry
1.Conformity to the Moral Principle a priori
2.A Bi-polarized Treatment of the Guofeng
3.Second Reflection　on “Having No Depraved Thoughts”
Chapter 6 Poetic Wisdom in Zen Enlightenment
1.Revelation from Natural Scenes
2.Natural Spontaneity as a Psychical Path
3.A Poetic Way of Zen Enlightenment
　　3.1　Gradual Enlightenment
　　3.2　Sudden Enlightenment
4. The Realm of Sumyata as Beauty
Chapter 7　Aesthetic Criticism of
1.Beyond East and West：An Transcultural Transformatio
　2.Aesthetic Education as a Critical Necessity (Meiyu Shuo)
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Chapter 8　A Sunlimr Poetics of Maratic Type
Afterword
Appendix