关于信仰问题的提纲

Questions on Belief

真、善、美作为人类最高的旨趣,是超越一切时代和民族的,但是每一个时代和民族,甚至同一时代和同一民族中真、善、美可以有不同的载体。美学是讨论信仰问题的最佳切入点,真正的信仰应以真、善、美为指向。本文从分析信仰的人类学与心理学根据入手,回溯老子与孔子及柏拉图与奥古斯丁的信仰经验,梳理信仰与宗教、哲学、艺术的关系,以及有关信仰危机引发的一系列思考,从而指出信仰是人类精神生活的最高形式,是宇宙观、人生观、价值观的最高体现,因此克服信仰危机,重新确立真、善、美的崇高地位,是一个关涉整个社会的浩大的系统工程。

Truth, goodness and beauty is transcendental over times and nations. Aesthetics is the best point to begin the discussion of belief because true belief is oriented to truth, goodness and beauty. This paper begins with the analysis of belief from anthropological and phychological perspectives, and then traces back to Laozi's, Confucius' belief and Plato's, Augustin's belief, stduying the relationship between belief, religion, philosophy and arts as well as questions concerning belief crisis. It concludes that the highest level of human spiritual life is belief which embodies world outlook, philosophy on life and values. Therefore, to reestablish the divine status of truth, goodness and beauty is a gigantic task for the whole society.