审丑近乎勇

Zhuangzi's Revelation of "Ugliness"

《庄子》大量写“丑”。庄子美丑兼审,其审丑有勇而知耻。审丑既是庄子对华夏文化感性学特点的传承,也是他力图扭转被儒墨异化的人性的尝试,同时是对战国现实的真实反映。庄子之丑发展于老子之丑,庄子之丑不等同于恶,庄子之丑学与其美学一样,是庄子研究中不可偏废的重要领域。

Zhuangzi was prolific in writing about 'ugliness' in which he examined both beauty and ugliness.His revelation of ugliness demonstrated his courage and his acknowledgement of shame for 'ugliness',which he had inherited from Chinese cultural tradition.Zhuangzi's concept of 'ugliness', which evolved from that of Lao Zi,does not equate with 'evil'.It suggests Zhuangzi's attempt to reverse the alien interpretation of the human nature by Confucian and the Mohist schools.The studies of Zhuangzi's conception of 'ugliness' and that of his aesthetics are two important components of the theory of Zhuangzi.