In Defense of Chinese Sensibility: Confucian Aesthetics in the 20th Century

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In Defense of Chinese Sensibility: Confucian Aesthetics in the 20th Century
著者: Lee, Su-san
所屬期刊: Dao Companion to Contemporary Confucian Philosophy, p.513-540
描述: Contemporary Confucianism rose in response to the challenges of ever-expanding Western civilization in modern times. Under the banner of cultural nationalism, the aesthetics of contemporary Confucians could be considered a defense of traditional Chinese sensibility against the West and its iconoclastic Chinese followers. Although their approaches were diverse, these scholars resonated with each other in terms of their basic assumptions and final conclusions. From cosmological philosophy and political background to cultural foundation to empathetic feelings, they looked forward to a more balanced synthesis of Chinese heritages and western aesthetics, which proved a harder task than they had expected. For example, Thomé H. Fang compares the ancient Greeks and modern Europeans with the Chinese, arguing that the former two groups’ scientific perception of the universe is categorically different from the artistically constructed Chinese cosmology. Qian Mu alleges that the vastness of Chinese empire makes its literature and drama more universalistic in their appeal, unlike the provincial flavor of their European counterparts. Tang Junyi admires the splendor and sublimity of Western art and literature, but argues that Chinese sense of beauty is greater because of its empathy with nature and the world. By the same token, the study of Confucian theory of human nature and Daoist spirit of art makes Xu Fuguan critical of Western modern art. Last but not least, Mou Zongsan’s critique of Kant’s aesthetic theory illustrates that “the good” remains the top concern of all contemporary Confucians, whereas “the beautiful” (as well as “the true”) is only secondary or supplementary. The concept of “art for art’s sake” is unacceptable. Although these Confucians relied heavily on Western philosophy as a tool of analysis, the gap between the two cultures was yet to be bridged.
相關題名: Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy
出版者: Cham: Springer International Publishing
語言: 英文
識別號: ISSN: 2211-0275
ISBN: 3030564738
ISBN: 9783030564735
EISSN: 2542-8780
EISBN: 9783030564759
EISBN: 3030564754
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-56475-9_23
資源來源: Springer Books

In Defense of Chinese Sensibility: Confucian Aesthetics in the 20th Century

Lee, Su-san

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