儒学修身之艺术特色

The Confucian Approach of Self-cultivation Through Art

与世界各大文明和文化相比,儒学对艺术的重视可谓独树一帜。艺术诉诸情感,儒学核心价值“仁”扎根于情感,并从情感出发建构了道德伦理。《论语·泰伯》之“兴于诗,立于礼,成于乐”,通过艺术描述了一个完整的修身过程,奏响了诗礼乐共鸣的三重和弦。原始儒学“道艺互生、美善合一”的优越性体现于本体认知、寓教于乐、整全特性。儒学最早建立了艺术本体论。“艺化”能够防止“异化”,对当代人类之幸福生活有重要意义。

Compared to other civilizations in the world,the emphasis on art is a unique feature of Confucianism.Ren,the core value of Confucianism,is rooted in emotion,which is the foundation of Confucian moral ethics.The expression“inspired by poetry,established by ritual,and accomplished by music”in Analects demonstrates a complete process of self-cultivation through art.The harmony of poetry,ritual,and music plays the symphony of artistic self-cultivation.In addition,the combination of Dao and art in the original Confucianism has three advantages:knowing the thing itself,edutainment,and holism.Art first achieves its ontological status in Confucianism.A sense of art could prevent the alienation and corruption of modernity and give people more happiness.