道家美学的现代境遇与意义生发

Taoist Aesthetics in Modern Context and a Revitalization of Its Interpretation

在中西融通、中国学术现代化的历史背景下,作为传统重要一翼的道家思想老树生花,焕发了通向现代的蓬勃生机和旺盛活力。中国现代重要的美学家都不约而同地通过对道家艺术精神、文艺思想的阐释来为其美学理论找寻据点。道家思想不仅为中国现代美学建设提供了极丰富的传统资源,还是中西比较视野下接受、引介西方美学理论的"前在视野"、传译中介,以及中国美学走向世界的"形象大使"。包含台港及海外华人在内的中国现代最有影响力的六大美学家是王国维、朱光潜、宗白华、徐复观、叶维廉、李泽厚,大多数受到了道家思想的深刻影响,其中差不多有一半可被归入现代新道家行列。他们的美学建构,实现了道家艺术精神与西方现代美学的汇通。

With the ever increasing dialogue between Chinese and western cultures, and the modernization of Chinese traditional studies,Taoist thoughts have been rejuvenated in a modern context.Those influential modern Chinese scholars of aesthetics have unanimously turned to Taoist philosophy for their theoretical foundations through interpretations of the Taoist classics. As a rich traditional resource for modern China ’s aesthetic construction, Taoist thoughts are also in the foreground, acting as a"Transmission Agent"in receiving and introducing western aesthetic theories. They are the "Image Ambassadors"for Chinese aesthetics on the world stage. Six aesthetic masters from China's Mainland,Taiwan,Hong Kong and overseas,including Wang Guowei,Zhu Guangqian,Zong Baihua,Xu Fuguan,Wai-lim Yip,Li Zehou,have received tremendous inspiration from Taoist philosophy. Nearly half of them can be classified as modern Neo-Taoists,whose Taoist theories have helped bring about the merging of Taoist philosophy with western modern aesthetics.