孔子的乐论

Music Theory of Confucius

根据词源学,"乐"形成于鼓发出的声音。鼓有振奋情绪的作用,音乐之"乐"由此引申为快乐之"乐"。孔子爱好音乐并对之有精深的研究,他将西周的礼乐传统与自己的仁学思想结合起来。他提出内在情感的协调和道德境界的修成最终有赖于乐教,将伦理道德引入审美的议题。

According to the Chinese etymology, ＂music＂ is formed from drum sound. Since drum can elevate mood, music can mean ＂happy＂. Confucius loves music and does deep research on it and he combines the traditional rites and music of the Western Zhou Dynasty with his benevolence thought. He puts forward that harmony of inner feelings and achievement of moral realm ultimately depend on music education, and he includes ethic in the aesthetic field.