CAI Yi explained human aesthetic phenomena by materialistic philosophy in the early days of the 20th century consciously and systematically, and built an unique system of aesthetic theory meeting the modern standard academically.

• 蔡仪先生在 20世纪前期自觉地运用唯物主义哲学理论系统地解释人类审美现象,初步建立起具有现代学术形态且个性卓然的美学体系,《新艺术论》和《新美学》是其代表性理论成果。