Three Dimensions Of The "Yi" Category Generating

As the prototype category of Chinese classical literary art, 17 promotes the development of Chinese Literary Art. It is the indication of subjective freedom and self-consciousness, is the core among all literary aesthetics theories, and is the soul of Chinese classical literary and art theories. The main purpose of this dissertation is to reveal the states and theoretical values in the process of Yi category generation in specific cultural context. When we mention it in different dimensions of thoughts, it is always correlated with important philosophical concepts, so Yi category gains infinite interpretive space as it comes into being, which establishes a solid theoretical foundation for subsequent literary criticism and practices to present their features.The generalization of Yi category in the field of literary aesthetic studies as well as the influence of western literary thoughts, cause many misunderstandings in this Chinese classic aesthetic category that makes it too complicated to illustrate why Yi category dominates the literary theory, drawing theory, calligraphy theory and music theory, and to explain the reason why theorists integrate it with other categories to form new concepts.This dissertation aims at clarify the close relation among Yi, cultural psychology and philosophical concepts in the process of Yi category generating. That is, the persistent prevalence of Yi category should attribute to its roots set in rich cultural soil and philosophy systems. This dissertation focuses on analyzing Yi category generating in the cultural contexts in pre-qin dynasty, in order to recognize the constructions of Yi category as well as cultural gene and theoretical states in its early age.According to the principles mentioned before, this study focuses on the theories in period of pre-qin dynasty. Although I discuss the developments of Yi category in post-qin dynasties which aims at helping to illustrate the possibilities that other theories offer to it, they are not the main concern of this study.Therefore, this dissertation consists of three parts,discussing Yi category particularly in dimensions of reception,aesthetics and meaning-generating.1.Yi Yi Ni Zhi is the accepting dimension of Yi category generatingYi Yi Ni Zhi is the most influential theoretical paradigm in field of reception aesthetics studies. It was born in the cultural context from Guan poem and Fu poem to Yin poem and Jie poem, and was nourished in the moral and ethical ideas of Xin Xing philosophy and original goodness in human nature, which possesses the subjective training model of Zhi Yan Yang Qi and Lun Shi Zhi Ren as mutual confirmation and has disseminating and open characteristics. It is not only the matrix of Yi category generating in view of reception aesthetics, but it also nurtures other categories correlated with Yi.In this part, I try to restore the features of Yi in view of Confucianism in order to clarify the position of Yi in Confucian philosophy and its relations with philosophy paradigms as Wen Ci Yan Zhi Ren Dao Li Xin Xing Qi etc. During the illustration, Xin Xing theory and Tui Shu thought are well discussed.2.De Yi Wang Yan is the aesthetic dimension of Yi category generatingDe Yi Wang Yan is the basic essential of Taoism, and also the main way to understand Dao. The thought of You-wu in Taoism deeply influence the development of Chinese Classic Art, and also nourishes the aesthetical features of Yi paradigm.De Yi Wang Yan was bred in Taoism, born in the intuitive understanding paradigm, and influenced by the thought of Xu-jing, which possesses a particular viewpoint beyond nature. De Yi Wang Yan pursues a state of total subjective freedom regardless of time and space that expands the aesthetic space of Yi, which complements the thought of Yi Yi Ni Zhi in Confuciansm.In this part, I intend to grasp the aesthetic significances of Yi in Taoism, and try to clarify the relations among Wu Xing Qing Zhi Yan Ti Dao and Yi as different philosophy concepts. In the discussion, I present a comprehensive analysis of Qing paradigm and put forward an entirely new understanding between Qin and Yi.3.Li Xiang Jin Yi is the meaning-generating dimension of Yi category generatingLi Xiang Jin Yi is the summary of meaning-generating dimension of Yi category generating from Yi-ology, and it is also an important theory which represents Chinese cultural psychology. It was born in symbol sense and literal idea of ancestors', and has matured in the development of Yi-ology. Yi-ology is the origin of Confucianism and Taoism with a long history and abundant thoughts.Li Xiang Jin Yi is the summary of Chinese cultural psychology. In the discussion of this part, I explore the cultural significances of its formation, and discuss the developments of symbol sense, Wen, literal idea, and Xiang Wu idea in order to figure out the origin and philosophy foundations of Li Xiang Jin Yi. I try to inspect Li Xiang Jin Yi in view of culture history, and clarify the relations among Wu Dao Qi Qing Xiang Ci and Yi. During the discussion, the analysis of Lei and Bi permeate into the illustrations.These three dimensions have constructed the philosophy features of Yi category.This dissertation is established in original materials and tries to restore the significant thoughts of pre-qin philosophers, in order to reflect the generating of Yi category. It restores the cultural context not only in field of literary theory, but also in domains of Linguistics, philology, history, archeology, sociology, anthropology and psychology, which may give it a deeper and multi-dimensional perspective. The theories of hermeneutics, reception aesthetics and communication are prudently used.