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
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.