29-07-2020, 07:19 PM
When it comes the books written for personal fulfilment, what about the following:
Ma Dubo's diary of his journey from Luoyang to Mount Tai
Marcus Aurelius's Meditations
In general, it seems to me that people have always done things just for pleasure; I don't believe this is a modern idea or introduction. Works of art have been produced purely for aesthetic and not functional reasons by a community. The idea of an individual making something for aesthetic reasons and their own enjoyment seems close to human nature rather than just a cultural feature of modern times.
Ma Dubo's diary of his journey from Luoyang to Mount Tai
Marcus Aurelius's Meditations
In general, it seems to me that people have always done things just for pleasure; I don't believe this is a modern idea or introduction. Works of art have been produced purely for aesthetic and not functional reasons by a community. The idea of an individual making something for aesthetic reasons and their own enjoyment seems close to human nature rather than just a cultural feature of modern times.