Humanism In Hegel's Aesthentics

Hegel's Aesthentics, representing the top achievement of previous and German classical Aesthentics, contains profound humanism which presents itself in three aspects. Firstly, Adoring Greek's art and degrading art in Hegel's times. Secondly, upgrading human ration which develops since Renaissance especially Enlightment. Thirdly, criticizing alienation phenomena of Grman's and that era. Hegel took "Appreciating Beauty" as an approach to fulfill his task of times.As "model of beauty ", Greek's art plays an extremely important role in Hegel's ideal, because it is symbol of completion in human nature. And meanwhile, Hegel criticized alienation in his times by comparing "common world state" in ancient times and his, expressing his humanism concept. Renaissance put human high up on God and Enlightment began its history with "freedom", "equality", "ration" and "human rights". Revolution of France deeply affected young Hegel and also laid foundation for Hegel's lifelong humanism. Human's capacities to understand itself are greatly improved with the development of modern science of nature, therefore dispution between "aesthentic" and ration in field of Aesthentics brought into reality transference of research focus.Faced with tensions between his humanism ideal and reality, Hegel behaved contradictionarily. We would rather say the root of contradictions lies in indirect rebellion against his corruptive government than in his dialectics and idealism. From this point of view, the reason why Hegel endowed Greek's art with destiny which doomed to declination will be patent.After Hegel, western Aesthentics strides into a period of contempory, in which period the first transience from ration to nonration occurred in western Aesthentics history. Since 1970s, Totally cultural criticism trend develops as a result of post—industrial society. Therefore, taking Hegel's times as criterion, we divided humanism in western Aesthentics history into three sections: classical humanism of pre—Hegel's era, modern humanism and post—modern humanism after Hegel's era. In classical period. Rationism, humanism and human—centralism distinguished...