"Revised and Enlarged Edition: Reflections on Beauty - General Aesthetics" by Masao Yamamoto, Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1973 Masao Yamamoto (1912-2007) ・Japanese art historian. Specializes in aesthetics and art history. ・4th President of Tokyo University of the Arts, and the first President of Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts. "From the perspective of the generational history of aesthetics in our country, I received my education during the era of academic aesthetics. Within the university reforms after the war, I was one of those who strived to develop a new humanistic, liberal arts aesthetics in the field of artistic practice. However, the progress of the half-century since then has been rapid, and along with the influence of international art and art culture, the 'generation' of liberal arts aesthetics after the war has already shown a turning point, and the concerns regarding beauty and art have shifted to their cultural and social functions. This is already giving rise to a new generation that could be called environmental aesthetics. It would be truly fortunate if this 'collection of lectures' could contribute to a historical reflection on aesthetics in our country as a resource for discussing the 'generation' of liberal arts aesthetics of the past." Source: "Yearbook of Japanese Art" 2008 Edition (pp. 387-388)