艺术与国运

Arts and the Nation-State

中国已经成为经济大国,但在社会、人文、美德等方面尚不能自称最强国。经济强大给国政奠定了基础,但经济不能代替国政,国家良治不足者,由强变弱,不能持续。国强靠"政经",即发达的政治和经济;国运靠"生态",即经济、社会、人文、美德之良性对转。国运呼唤强化良治,呼唤经济、社会、人文、美德之良性共生,而良治和"共生"可出自艺术生活。艺术生活即生活美学。

Though China has become an economic superpower it is still yet to be stronger in terms of civil society, human- ities, and ethics/virtue. Strong economy has laid a solid foundation for state governance; but economy is not the substitute for state governance. If a state lacks good governance, it will become weakened and will not last long. A strong state needs both strong politics and strong economy; the fate of the state cannot be decoupled from the “ ecology” of economy, society, humani- ties, and ethics/virtue. The good fate of the state demands good governance and the symbiosis of economy, society, humanities, and ethics/virtue. Good governance and “symbiosis” comes from arts of life while arts of life means aesthetics of life.