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Contemporary Explanation Of Laozi And Zhuangzi's Ecological Aesthetics View

Posted on:2008-07-04Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360218451670Subject:Literature and art
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When ecological aesthetics is becoming one topic in aesthetics field. As a researcher, has responsibility and duty to enrich and deepen it in theoretic law. Basing upon native traditional aesthetics resources excavating that contains Chinese characteristics ecological aesthetics ideology is an important dimension in contemporary aesthetic studies. This thesis starts form laozi and zhuangzi's philosophical aesthetics view, analyzing the ecological aesthetics idea contained in laozi and zhuangzi's aesthetics view. Based on the principle that human, nature, society compose the unified ecological system, try to show the laozi and zhuangzi's ecological aesthetics view comprehensively and three-dimensionally from 3 aspects: nature, human, society, so that can enrich the theory construction of ecological aesthetics.The main text has three parts: The first part discusses the possibility of explanation upon the laozi and zhuangzi's ecological aesthetics view, explain the possibility of dialogue and exchange between Laozi and zhuangzi's aesthetics and ecological aesthetics from three aspects: practical condition, quality and style of theory, spirit of art. The second part elucidates the Laozi and zhuangzi's ecological aesthetics view concretely from beauty of natural ecology, beauty of personal ecology and beauty of social ecology. Nature breeds all living things for its life and harnory. The unique elucidation of Laozi and zhuangzi's on nature has influenced the development on Chinese art of mountains and water, founding the temperament of advocating the natural beauty. The ecological beauty of human dignity has both transcendence and return. The strong life realization the excessive feeling of freedom and transcendence, demonstrate the independence of human dignity. At the same time, the independence of human dignity also stems from the same feeling with natural livings. The return of nature is also the return of life itself. During the course of return,searching the transcendence for the ecological development of human dignity. Viewing the Laozi and zhuangzi's ideal society from aesthetic attitude, it has the charm of ecological beauty. In this ideal world, people are self-satisfied, popular sentiments are simple and honest, people and animals are living as neighbor, the whole society is harmonious and in order. The third part discusses the significance of explanation upon Laozi and zhuangzi's ecological aesthetic view. It is an important mental resource in the construction of ecological aesthetics, and it also provides juncture for the contemporary explanation of Laozi and zhuangzi's aesthetic thoughts, and promotes the ecological development of aesthetics. moreover, improves the relation between human and nature, leads to pay attention to inner being, set up the thoughts of ecological value and live, so that people have aesthetic life.In a word, the explanation upon the view of Laozi and zhuangzi's ecological aesthetics, is benefit for resolving the natural crisis, living crisis and ecological crisis that people have confronted from theory and practice aspects. Changing the world based on this idea, can cooperate the conflict between people and society, provide some enlightenment for constructing ecological and harmonious society.
Keywords/Search Tags:laozi and zhuangzi's aesthetics, ecological aesthetics, beauty of natural ecology, beauty of personal ecology, beauty of social ecology
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