The Research Of The Theory Of Aesthetic Taste

The issue of aesthetic taste is the heart of western aesthetics.The article tries to build contemporary system of aesthetic taste,analyzing the system of aesthetic taste that is based on the theory of Hume,Voltaire,Kant and centering on Pierre Bourdieu and Olivier Assouly.Hume and Voltaire discussed the standard of aesthetic taste and how to cultivate the ability of aesthetic taste.Kant analyzed the type and four keys of aesthetic taste.What they have done helps to build the system of aesthetic taste.In Pierre Bourdieu's view,field,capital,habitus and class have close connection with aesthetic taste.And he put forward clearly the distinction function of aesthetic taste.In Olivie Assouly's view,aesthetic taste can transform into the power of business activities.And he takes optimistic attitude to the future of aesthetic capitalism.In consumer era,aesthetic taste faces dilemma and the subject of aesthetic taste faces the trouble of decentration.And also,the loss of the right of aesthetic taste threaten the dominant role of people.The power of mass media makes the public be in the state of media unconsciousness.In this kind of social context,the contemporary aesthetic taste system can provide inspiration for solving the question of aesthetic taste issues.We try to solve the issue of the loss of the right of aesthetic taste,the essence of which is pursuing the freedom of aesthetic taste and the release of people.The first chapter involves Kant and his seniors9 aesthetic taste theory.Taste changes from people's taste of food to people's taste of something which is a historical process.And in this process,taste closes to aesthetics gradually and toward consciousness.Hume and Voltaire propose unique ideas about aesthetic taste and they also analyze how to cultivate aesthetic taste.Kant is the milestone of the history of analyzing aesthetic taste.He combines experimentalism with rationalism and also makes aesthetic taste head for consciousness.The second chapter involves Pierre Bourdieu's aesthetic taste theory.The representative figure of aesthetic taste research of 20th century is Pierre Bourdieu.On one hand,he rethinks Kant's aesthetic taste theory.On another hand,his distinction theory makes the research of aesthetic taste get a breakthrough.Field,capital and habitus combine closely with aesthetic taste.And he present the idea that aesthetic taste can distinct.With Pierre Bourdieu's effort,the aesthetic taste theory transcend the limit of traditional aesthetics and combine with sociology.The third chapter is the research of Olivier Assouly,s aesthetic taste theory.His work "aesthetic capitalism" analyzes industrialization of aesthetic taste in the period of aesthetic capitalism.Pierre Bourdieu and Olivier Assouly's aesthetic taste theory have similarity and difference.Although they have different idea about the subject of aesthetic taste and they analyze aesthetic taste from different angle,both of their theory make aesthetic taste get away from the limit of aesthetics and combine with social reality closely.Pierre Bourdieu and Olivier Assouly approve social class from different degree.And both of them agree to analyze the social reality of aesthetic taste from the angle of consumption.And also,in their ideas,there are problems about aesthetic taste in the process of consumption.And their ideas reflect the return of humanism.In consider of this angle,Pierre Bourdieu and Olivier Assouly's aesthetic taste theory have the possibility to connect and impact each other.As a result of which,the article centers on their theory in order to build contemporary aesthetic taste theory system.At last,the fourth chapter tries to build contemporary aesthetic taste theory system.The contemporary aesthetic taste theory system combines with consumption era.The theory system is based on Hume,Voltaire,Kant's theory,and it centers on Pierre Bourdieu and Olivier Assouly's theory.