荀子无美而乐与虚静的美学思想辨析

An Analysis of Xun Kuang's Aesthetics of Pleasure without External Beauty Source and Void and Quietness

荀子所谓"无万物之美而可以养乐"并不是指没有审美对象,其审美对象是伦理道德之"礼"。在其观照方面,荀子提出了"虚壹而静"的审美心境,其中的"虚"与"藏"、"壹"与"两"、"静"与"动"是辩证的关系,并由此进入"大清明"境界。"无万物之美而可以养乐"是一种精神态度,"大清明"是一种境界,而"虚壹而静"是持有这种态度、达到这种境界的手段。

That ＂pleasure can be nurtured without external beauty source＂ by Xun Kuang doesn＇t mean that there is no aesthetic object; its aesthetic object is ethical ＂courtesy＂. Referring to its viewpoint, Xun put forward ＂being void and concentrated and becoming quietness＂, in which it＇s dialectic between ＂void＂ and ＂storing＂, ＂ concentrated＂ and ＂ more＂, ＂static＂ and ＂dynamic＂, and thereby entering into a realm of ＂grand clearness and brightness＂. That ＂ pleas- ure can be nurtured without external beauty source＂ is a spiritual attitude, ＂grand clearness and brightness＂ is a realm and ＂being void and concentrated and becoming quietness＂ is a means for this realm.