美学在世纪之交的复兴

The Revival of Aesthetics at the Turn of the Century

世纪之交,美学迎来了新一轮的复兴。美学从萧条走向复兴的过程主要体现在三个方面:第一,外国美学的引入,重要美学著作的翻译,美学领域国际交流的发展,以及在此基础上中国美学主体性的建立;第二,美学学派意识的形成,对建立新的美学派别的尝试及其得失;第三,各种类型和各个方面的美学研究的全面展开。本文对此分别做了评述,以检讨其得失,温故而知新。

In China,the discipline of aesthetics underwent a revival at the turn of the century.The present essay offers a detailed account of the process during which aesthetics went from decline to revival over the past decades.First,there is the introduction of Western aesthetics,the translation of classical works in the field,the enhancement of international academic exchanges,all of which helped to establish the autonomy of Chinese aesthetics.Second,there came to be an awareness of different schools of thought in aesthetics,as well as the tentative of forming new schools,which had both positive and negative results.Third,different categories and aspects of aesthetic research started to unfold.This essay is the final chapter of the fourvolume History of Twentieth Century Chinese Aesthetics.When one writes about history,it is only possible to use the past tense.As for what happens here and now,its description is reserved for future generations.