前期维特根斯坦的艺术价值论

Wittgenstein's Earlier Theory of Artistic Value and its Inner Tension

前期维特根斯坦,一方面试图参照关于命题意义的图像论揭示音乐、诗歌等艺术作品的图像性质,另一方面又尝试通过区分绝对价值与相对价值来进一步探讨艺术的一般价值问题。尽管他关于艺术价值的各种论断彼此无法融通,但他的尝试对我们思索人生的意义和价值问题仍有重要的启发价值。只有紧扣《逻辑哲学论》一书的整体思想脉络,才有望澄清误解,进而更准确地把握他关于艺术价值的论述及其内在张力。

While trying to reveal the pictorial property of such art works as music and poetry by reference to his picture theory of propositional meaning,Wittgenstein attempted to further explore the issue about the general artistic value by differentiating between absolute value and relative value in his early period.Despite the somewhat mutual incoherence in his remarks about artistic value,his inquiries may significantly inspire our thinking about the significance and value of life.Only when we stick to the whole sequence of thought about his Tractutus(《逻辑哲学论》),can we clear away the misunderstandings,and more precisely grasp his view of artistic value and its inner tension.