The Commentary On Thomas Munro's Aesthetics Research Method

The famous contemporary American aesthetician Thomas Munro initiates actively aesthetics towards science, the scientific aesthetics has been produced a widespread arid profound influence to western aesthetics., and it has been one of the two main kinds of western aesthetics. His greatest contribution to aesthetics is to initiate vigorously aesthetics towards science and advance a kind of aesthetics research attitude and method.The dissertation expounds aesthetics historical research methods development, analyses Thomas Munro's aesthetics research methodology, comments concretely his research methods about aesthetic morphology, aesthetic psychology and aesthetic valuation, finds his aesthetics research method with many limitations, but the positive and pluralistic research metheds can remedy China aesthetics defects in clear, scientific and positive aspects to some extent. China aesthetics can only be engaged in microcosmic, positive and objective research to every essential elements and links in a deep-going way, divided into more concrete and dependable special subject research, the aesthetics foundation can be rammed again, and China aesthetics can develop conscientiously.Initiating China aesthetics tewards science, it doesn't mean to deny China philosophy aesthetics original theory, but means to use more objective, scientific and concrete positive research methods to deepen it, expedite China aesthetics realistic prosperous.