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
A harmonious culture is not supposed to be a monologue of one voice but a dialogue of many voices. Chinese ancient culture doesn＇t mean one-dimensional notion of nature transforming to human like that in western phil...A harmonious culture is not supposed to be a monologue of one voice but a dialogue of many voices. Chinese ancient culture doesn＇t mean one-dimensional notion of nature transforming to human like that in western philosophy, but means the hiding and dialogue between the nature and the human body. Specifically, Wen hua just means a dialogue based on the body. Heaven Unitfied With the Human and Complement of Confucianism and Taoism provide this opinion. Sense of Harmony in Chinese traditional culture provides us important ideological resources for building a harmonious culture and promoting the harmonious development of mankind.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A harmonious culture is not supposed to be a monologue of one voice but a dialogue of many voices. Chinese ancient culture doesn＇t mean one-dimensional notion of nature transforming to human like that in western philosophy, but means the hiding and dialogue between the nature and the human body. Specifically, Wen hua just means a dialogue based on the body. Heaven Unitfied With the Human and Complement of Confucianism and Taoism provide this opinion. Sense of Harmony in Chinese traditional culture provides us important ideological resources for building a harmonious culture and promoting the harmonious development of mankind.
