The realm of self; the realm of no-self; the theory of creation.

It is not difficult to find from Wang Guowei’s discussion that his knowledge and understanding of aesthetic education were obviously influenced by German philosophy and aesthetics. This is also evident in his academic background. The period when Wang Guowei concentrated on discussing and advocating aesthetic education was also the period when he first came into contact with German philosophy and aesthetics.

For this reason, Wang Guowei’s interpretation of aesthetic education is often full of philosophical color and aesthetic meaning, showing a higher level and intention. This has laid a higher starting point for my country’s aesthetic education theory from the very beginning. . Wang Guowei absorbed the common concepts of Western philosophy and aesthetics, and raised a number of important theoretical issues related to aesthetic education, such as the theory of "uselessness", the theory of "game", and the theory of "three major relationships".

As for the theory of "uselessness", Wang Guowei interpreted it from the perspective of philosophy and aesthetics. The so-called "useless" refers to the non-utilitarian and non-materialistic nature of aesthetic education. Since Kant first proposed the theory of "aesthetic disutility", this theory has become a popular view in modern Western aesthetics, and has also become an important topic that Wang Guowei has discussed and elaborated in depth.

Wang Guowei agrees with the views of Kant and others, and has discussed a lot about the non-utilitarian nature of aesthetic education: "Beauty alone is a thing, which makes people forget their own interests and enter the noble and pure realm. This is the purest "The nature of beauty can be summed up in one word: it is lovely to play with but cannot be used. Although the beauty of things is sometimes sufficient for our use, when people regard it as beautiful, they will never take it into account. It is an exploitable point."

Wang Guowei said:

When it comes to natural life, poets must be inside and outside of it. Enter it, so you can write it. It is outside of it, so it can be observed. It enters it, so it is alive. It is beyond anything else, so it is noble.

This means that poets must go deep into life in order to obtain rich creative materials and make their works lively; poets must observe life from a certain height and look at the whole of life in order to have profound works. The content can be unique. Wang Guowei understood the dialectical relationship between art and life to a certain extent. In order to achieve "lofty goals", Wang Guowei also emphasized that one must be perseverant, persevering, and long-term and arduous in exploring the truth of life.