4, No. 3 (12) (August 2009), pp. 73-78 (6 pages) AbstractAt the beginning of the 3ʳᵈ millennium, when urban settlements become more and more crowded due to the work and life conditions they offer, ...

Ideas Li sees as fundamental to aesthetic development, the transforming powers of aesthetic experience, and goals Li sets for self-cultivation and creativity as artists confront contemporary global ...

In recent essays, cultural critic Ted Gioia questions whether beauty is becoming a lost art in our increasingly utilitarian world. He suggests that aesthetic values are vanishing from daily life, ...