Schuster 's Theoretical Construction Of Body Aesthetics

In the era of current economic globalization, the swift advancement of science andinformation technology, and the spread of consumerism culture, the body has becomethe center of the People’s discourse of daily life. Accordingly, the study of body has alsobecome a hot topic in academics. In the era of such circumstances, Americanphilosopher Richard Shusterman, put forward of the concept of Somaesthetics andtheoretical construction, which can be considered to be an echo on the current researchof body, and a revolution in philosophy and academics. On the one hand, he is thebreakthrough of the predicament which "body" in the real environment is facing; On theother hand, it is a bold attempt to justify the "body" theoretically.Richard Shusterman, as a representative of pragmatism of new generation in thecurrent U.S., puts forward subject construction and theory of Somaesthetics afteranalysis and the study on thoughts of his previous pragmatist philosophers. Havingscrutinized Richard Shusterman’s related books and combed the philosophicalbackground, ideological background, social and cultural context of Somaesthetics indetails, this author attempts to reveal the logic and the characteristics of Somaesthetics,to highlight four matters in the theoretical construction of Somaesthetics, that is,opportunity of Somaesthetics, foothold of Somaesthetics, three branches ofSomaesthetics, and the core category of Somaesthetics-body consciousness, and to thinkabout the meaning of Somaesthetics, emphasizing the unique contribution of theproposal of core category-body consciousness, which can present the basic content,theoretical characteristics and significance of Somaesthetics. Finally, the authorresponds to the questioning of the legitimacy of Somaesthetics, to ultimately confirmRichard Shusterman, who breaks the existing subject system and takes courage toreform philosophy and aesthetics.