孔子“尽善尽美”音乐思想新论

On Confucius’Thought of Perfection on Music

“尽善尽美”是孔子的音乐思想,体现了他对音乐美的认识和欣赏,表明了孔子的治世思想。《韶》《武》之乐展现了音乐的艺术高度和道德感化的力量,但孔子谈尽善尽美,并非仅限于此。《韶》《武》都是孔子喜爱的雅乐,具备美善统一的标准,只是二者产生于不同的时代,自然代表着它们所属的时代精神。因此,从《韶》《武》乐本身探究“尽善尽美”的提出,会发现孔子的思想亦是立足于时代性的,他对《武》乐“未尽善”的不满也正源于此。

Perfection is Confucius’musical thought,which reflects his understanding and appreciation of the beauty of music and his thought of governing the world.The music of Shao and Wu shows the artistic height of music and the power of moral influence,but Confucius’perfection is not limited to this.Shao and Wu,which are the unity of beauty and goodness,are the Confucius’favourite elegant music.The two came into being in different times,and naturally represent the spirit of the times.Therefore,exploring perfection in Shao and Wu,we will find that Confucius’thought is based on the times,and his dissatisfaction with the imperfection of Wu music also stems from this.