“纯乐”“绝美”与“真我”:论“审美”的形而上维度

"Pure Pleasure","Absolute Beauty",and"True Self":A Study of the Metaphysical Dimension of Aesthetics

“审美”这种人类行为有这样一种形而上的样态:主体以其“真我”状态,通过“纯粹直观”,追寻“绝美”进而获得“纯乐”。这个样态虽不现实,却是中外诸种审美观所遵循的普遍原则,这个原则奠定了审美行为自身的形而上维度,引导着具体的审美实践,成为艺术试图去表现的对象,成为现代审美理论的逻辑预设,并对近代以来的诸种审美理论产生时隐时现的影响。

Human aesthetic behavior has a metaphysical state: the subject, in its "true self" state, pursues "absolute beauty" through "pure intuition", and then obtains "pure pleasure". Albeit ideal, this formulation is a principle generally found in various Chinese and foreign aesthetics. It lays foundations for aesthetic behavior at the metaphysical level, guides specific aesthetic practices, and becomes an object of art. As the logic premise of modern aesthetics, this principle has significantly influenced various modern aesthetic theories.