Abstract:  The transcendence of aesthetics does not seek transcendence beyond this world; instead, it strives to move beyond the limits of traditional aesthetics and to engage real life experiences and larger issues concerning natural environment, ecology, culture and society. It is not to “purify,” but to “mix”. The transcendence of aesthetics is to develop a “mixed aesthetics” instead of dissolving it, though there exist a popular misunderstanding that aesthetics is outdated and should be abandoned. “Mixed aesthetics” represents a transitional stage of aesthetics. In a world that is dominated by consumer culture and flooded with images, both arts and aesthetic tastes are undergoing profound changes. The changing world calls for the return of aesthetics, but this would not be a simple reversion to the old tradition, but rather the creation of a new aesthetics. This new aesthetics is to reinterpret the function of arts, redefine the meaning of aesthetics in life, and to reconstruct aesthetic theories applicable to the natural environment, human society and culture. This paper not only calls for the revival of aesthetics but also tries to describe the current situation and developing trends in this field of study.
 

Key words: Transcendence, traditional aesthetics, return of aesthetics, mixed aesthetics