This article argues that ancient Chinese Philosophy-Aesthetics, as an important Other from the West, has made global contributions which are of major significance to the future theoretical building. Most Western schol...This article argues that ancient Chinese Philosophy-Aesthetics, as an important Other from the West, has made global contributions which are of major significance to the future theoretical building. Most Western scholars and some modem Chinese scholars so far have failed to pay attention to these critical achievements. This article intends to expound the global contributions of Chinese aesthetics in three ways. One is Laozi＇s interpretative mode of grandeur, another is Zhuangzi＇s notion of mutual generative aesthetics and the other Mencius＇s view of philosophical beauty.展开更多
IN earlier times,mastery of music,Chinese chess,calligraphy,and painting attested to a Chinese scholar＇s level of cultural accomplishment.Music came top of the list,and that played on the guqin,a zitherlike instrumen...IN earlier times,mastery of music,Chinese chess,calligraphy,and painting attested to a Chinese scholar＇s level of cultural accomplishment.Music came top of the list,and that played on the guqin,a zitherlike instrument,was prominent in the lives of literary ancients.展开更多
文摘This article argues that ancient Chinese Philosophy-Aesthetics, as an important Other from the West, has made global contributions which are of major significance to the future theoretical building. Most Western scholars and some modem Chinese scholars so far have failed to pay attention to these critical achievements. This article intends to expound the global contributions of Chinese aesthetics in three ways. One is Laozi＇s interpretative mode of grandeur, another is Zhuangzi＇s notion of mutual generative aesthetics and the other Mencius＇s view of philosophical beauty.
文摘IN earlier times,mastery of music,Chinese chess,calligraphy,and painting attested to a Chinese scholar＇s level of cultural accomplishment.Music came top of the list,and that played on the guqin,a zitherlike instrument,was prominent in the lives of literary ancients.
