中西方审美观差异

AestheticviewsbetweenChinaandthewest审美观SimilaritiesofAestheticvaluesbetweenChineseandthewesterners•Firstofall,bothpeoplesregardsensationalpleasureastheforemostjudgmentofbeauty.•Secondly,bothpeopleregardgoodnessasbeautifulandevilasugly.•Thirdly,bothpeoplescherishtruthandcensurefalsehood..DifferencesofAestheticvaluesbetweenChineseandthewesterners•Firstofall,themostdistinguishedideasofwesternaestheticviews,suchasaestheticautonomy(自律),disinterestedness,andartforart’ssake,haveneverbeenarticulatedinthetraditionofConfucianism.•Second,(Confucian)aestheticsalsobearsapragmatist实用主义spiritwhichpreferspracticalitytoacademy.Sixarts(六艺):ritual礼,music乐,archery射,driving御,history书,andarithmetic数ReasonsunderlyingthetwodifferentaestheticvaluesHumanismVSScientism•OneoftheintellectualheritagesofclassicalChinaishumanism.However,scientificspiritwaspreachedinthewesterncountries.DuringtheclassicalageinChina,itisjustthehumanismthatconsistentlyanddistinctivelyconcernsitselfwithhumanlife,humanconductandhumansociety.Humanismemphasizesknowledge,learningandthinkinganditwasgreatlyappliedinthefieldofart.•ThewesternpeopleespeciallytheGreeks,centeredonthestudyofplantsandanimals,ofmathematicsandgeometry,oftoolsandmechanics.Thedifferenceissogreatandsobasicthatithadgreatinfluenceupontheartinwesterncountries.CollectivismVSIndividualism•Chinesecivilizationemphasizestheimportanceofalwaysmaintainingthedoctrineofthemean.Confucius,alongwithmostofhisinterpretersdownthroughthecenturies,largelyignoredthemetaphysical纯哲学andepistemological认知questionsthathavegenerallytakencenterstageintheWest.Instead,Chinesephilosopherstendtoemphasizetheimportanceofactingonprinciple(or,accordingtotherites,calledliinChinese),withtheresultthatmostChinesepeoplevalueaperson'scollectivedutyasamemberofsocietyfaraboveone’sindividualrightsasahumanbeing.•DifferfromChina,peopleinwesternsocietyvaluesindividualism.Westernphilosophytendstodefinepersonhoodinmoreabstracttermsoftherightsaccordedtoanyhumanbeingsimplybyvirtueofbeinghuman.thewesternerdidn’thaveastrongsenseoffilialpiety,loyaltyandmoralduties.AgriculturalCultureVSOceanicCulture•Chinesecultureandreligionarecharacterizedbyanagriculturalcivilizationoffeudalautocracy.TheChinesecivilizationbeganinthenorth-temperatezonewherethebountyofnaturewasneverabundantandthestruggleforexistencewasalwayshard.Thisproducedahard-working,simple-living,butneverwildlyimaginativepeople.•Inthewest,becauseoftheconquestandexpansionfromthedaysoffeudalism,thewesternpeoplearepassionateandloveforadventure.Andtheyvaluecompetition,nonconformityandfreedomofexpression.BuddhismVSChristianity•Ontheonehand,BuddhistinfluenceonChinesecultureisfarandwide.ItaffectedalmostallaspectsofChineselife,beitphilosophy,religion,art,literatureorscience.TheBuddhistideaofkarmaandretribution(因果报应)becomesthenever-tired-oftheme•Ontheotherhand,Christianityisverypopularinwesterncountries.Christianityprovidedpeoplewiththemuchlonged-forsenseofbelonging,andbaptismevengavepeopleasenseofrebirthandstartingoverwithanewlifeandfamily.Westernideasoffreedom,equalityanduniversalfraternitycomefromChristianity.Conclusion•Thepeopleofagivenculturelookatthingsfromtheirownperspective:theobjectsignifiedisthesame,butitsmessageisquitedifferentduetoculturaldifferences.Differentpeoplehavedifferentcultures,whichbearconnectionanddistinction,individualityandgenerality.Itisthegeneralfeaturethatprovidesthepossiblegroundandbasisforcommunicationbetweentwocultures,anditistheindividualcharactersthatconstituteanobstacletothiscommunication.•Keeptheessence，goesthedregs取其精华,去其糟粕Questions•No.1What’sthesixarts?•No.2What’stheBuddhistidea?•No.3Accordingtowhich,wecanbalanceaestheticviewsbetweenChinaandthewest•Intheglobalizedera,people’mindshouldbeopenandlearnfromeachotheranythinggoodtothem.