Li Zhi’s tongxin 童心 and the aesthetics of free subjectivity in nature and societyRošker, Jana S. (Avtor) aestheticsethicsecologycosmic embeddednessLi Zhichildlike heart-mindtongxinThis paper reinterprets Li Zhi’s notion of the childlike heart-mind as a philosophical expression of free subjectivity embedded within an immanent, relational world. Rather than approaching tongxin 童心 as a romanticized ideal of innocence or spontaneity, it situates it within Li Zhi’s critique of Neo-Confucian moral dogmatism, metaphysical hierarchy, and imposed norms of cultivation. Instead of subordinating individuality to a cosmic order or dissolving subjectivity into an impersonal process, he advances a vision of ecological embeddedness grounded in critical, self-reflective agency. The study highlights Li Zhi’s relevance for contemporary debates on subjectivity, ecology, and the limits of moral abstraction in holistic thought.20262026-08-31 09:30:46Neznano186326sl