This book articulates a unique conception of aesthetic educational philosophy and its relation to the Chinese world, drawing on the works of the prominent contemporary Chinese philosopher Zehou Li.

Flora Liuying Wei ¿¿¿ is Lecturer in Philosophy of Education at the Beijing Normal University (Zhuhai Campus), China.

PART I Educational Maturity and an 'Aesthetic' Proposal. 1. The 'school sloth' and the educational maturity. 2. An 'aesthetic' proposal for educational maturity. PART II The Transcultural Chinese Aesthetics Through Zehou Li's Lens. 3 Aesthetic metaphysics: by analysing the slogan 'replacement of religion with aesthetics'. 4 Aesthetic ethics: juxtaposing two types of morality and moral reasoning. 5 The aesthetic theory of subjectivity: 'subjectality'. 6 A summary of Li's transcultural aesthetics and a transcultural reading of Li's philosophy as a whole PART III The Aesthetics-Education Approach. 7 A mature student: student maturity that is both emergent and sedimenting. 8 Grown-up parents: through the second-order educational reclamation that fosters 'a layered self'. 9 Mature teachers: teachers' aesthetic professionalism, practice and policy. Conclusion . References. Index