The Bridging Of Self-discipline And Heteronomy

Different from those ideas which emphasis only on the concept of self discipline in the 20 th century(such as Russian formalism poetics, Britain formalism aesthetics),or insist on art heteronomy primacy of ideas( such as realism aesthetics, psychoanalytic theory of aesthetics, the new humanism in America), the art theory of Susanne K· Langer attaches great importance to both the artistic self-discipline and the artistic heteronomy. Langer shows clearly the tendency to bridge artistic self-discipline and heteronomy of two kinds of character. The dissertation intents to study her bridge between the self-discipline and heteronomy.The dissertation includes three parts: introduction, body and conclusion.The introduction section includes three parts: the significance of the selected topic, the summary of the existing research results, the innovation and the deficiency.The main body consists of four chapters.The first chapter “the formation of Susanne Langer’s aesthetics thought”, mainly inspects that under the special background how Langer absorbed the thoughts of Whitehead, Cassirer, Bergson, Croce et al’ and formed her own symbol aesthetics. This chapter consists of three parts: First, analyze the era background and the formation of Langer’s personality. Second, elaborate the relationship between the philosophy and aesthetics of Whitehead, Cassirer, Bergson and the aesthetics of Langer. Third, state the development of the autonomic theory and the heteronomy theory and its influence on Langer.The second chapter “Langer’s thought about the aesthetic autonomy”, according to Langer’s works, expound Langer’s assimilates on aesthetic theory. This chapter consists of three parts: First, contemplate Langer’s artistic illusion theory, explain why Langer believed that art is independent on the art form. Second, elaborates Langer’s artistic expression idea, and analysis of Langer’s insist of art autonomy from the perspective of works’ content.Third, compare Langer’s "autonomy" and other people’s "autonomy" in Europe and the United States during the same period.The third chapter “Langer’s cognizance of the artistic heteronomy ", relating Langer’s works, research Langer’s question on modern aesthetic autonomy theory and Langer’s absorption form theory of art discipline. This chapter consists of three parts: First, explain Langer’s dialectical thinking about the theory of Kant’s aesthetic self-discipline. Second, interpret Langer’s agreement on art discipline from the aspects of "human feelings"、"the origin of art"、"art Implication of social intention", "artistic creation subject in the era of social change"、"art has social function". Third, compare Langer’s "heteronomy" and other heteronomy in Europe and the United States during the same period.The fourth chapter " the way of thinking and the construction of category: the deep mechanism of Langer’s ‘bridging theory’", analysis of Langer’s way and her conceptual category that were constructed in order to bridge the self-discipline and heteronomy, and look at the "bridge" from the vision of postmodernism.This chapter includes four parts: first, Langer’s mode of thinking about the bridge of self-discipline and heteronomy. Second, elaborates Langer’s concept category construction including “emotion”, “creation” and “illusion”, “form”, “performance”. Third, explain other thinkers’ “bridge” on the art of self-discipline and heteronomy in the 20 th century and compare to Langer’s "bridge". Fourth, look at Langer’s “bridge” on the art of self-discipline and heteronomy from postmodernist perspective."Conclusion" summarizes the whole content.