Research On The Influence Of Modern German Aesthetics On The Construction Of Modern Chinese Aesthetic Education Theory

Aesthetic Education as an important thought in Modern Chinese Aesthetic Education Theory,it has an important position in the history of Modern Chinese Thought.The goal of Modern Chinese Aesthetic Education Theory were enlightened the people,rebuilt the spirit and revitalized China.In the Spring and Autumn Period,the Emperors have been through the ideas of the Aesthetic Education of "poetry" and "music" to rule the state and educate the people.Western Aesthetic Education began with the sages of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.Western Modern Aesthetic Education Thoughts with the peak of German Classical Aesthetics,represented by Kant and Schiller.With the invasion of Western Learning and Western Aggression,Modern German Aesthetics has a profound impact on the construction of Modern Chinese Aesthetic Education Theory.The construction of Modern Chinese Aesthetic Education Theory was closely related to the social history of Modern China and the Modern World,the enlightenment and spiritual reconstruction of the people,and the spread of Modern German Aesthetics in China.In the modern times,the entire western world has undergone a revolution of "Science,Industry,and Politics." The modern global situation was in a period of turbulent changes.In particular,the European powers want to take the hegemonic posture in the world stage.The massive reorganization of the entire world's territory has led to major changes in global history.Modern German thinkers have reluctant to resist the torrent of the times in the form of bloodshed and resistance.They thought deeply about the path of social development in a gentle way of thinking,and thus there was a utopian illusion in their Philosophy and Aesthetics.The western powers invaded Asian and African countries with guns and culture.The long-pressed people gradually awakened and embarked on the road of national rejuvenation.In the era of change,Modern China sought to save the national movement and the people's livelihood."Learn from the West" has become the main trend of Modern China.Modern Chinese thinkers were chosen Kant,Schiller,Hegel,Schopenhauer,Nietzsche.The Modern German aestheticians served as a guiding light for social development and change in Modern China.Under the influence of Western Learning,the advanced western thoughts spread to Modern China,especially the Modern German Aesthetics spread rapidly in Modern China.The Modern Chinesethinkers represented by Liang Qichao,Wang Guowei,Cai Yuanpei,etc.They translated and commented on Modern German Aesthetics.The way of thinking further promoted the spread of Modern German thought in China.What was particularly noteworthy was the formation of “Kant fever” and “Nietsche fever” in the process of communication.Schiller and Schopenhauer's ideas have also been widely disseminated.Although the spread of Hegel's philosophical thoughts was slightly slower than other philosophers' thoughts,it were swift and widely spread later.When the thinkers spread the Modern German Aesthetics,they actively inherited and transformed them,aimed to find a way to integrate chinese thoughts and western thoughts.Under the influence of Modern German Aesthetics and the realities of Modern China,Modern Chinese thinkers not only absorbed and transformed Modern German Aesthetics,but also inherited the traditional ideas of the nation,highlighted the national standard and formed construction of path in the integration of Sino-German thoughts.In the Modern German Aesthetics,Kant's thoughts of "Freedom of Interest" and "Freedom of Aesthetics",Schiller's theory of "Human Freedom" and "Aesthetic Game",Schopenhauer and Nietzsche's theory of tragedy in life have become an important element in the construction of Chinese Aesthetic Education Theory.When Modern Chinese thinkers faced the great changes of the times,the strong invasion of western culture,and the sense of realitylessness of chinese traditional culture in the face of extraterrestrial civilization,they eagerly absorbed Modern German Aesthetics and injected many new opinions into the aesthetic ideas.The thinkers did not directly copied the aesthetic concepts and categories.They extended and expanded the concept and scope of Aesthetics based on the reality of national peril and the people's thinking.They have created a new Aesthetic Theory with chinese characteristics,such as the new category of "Out of Nothing",the new category of "Having a change" and reorganized the category of "Having a Similar".When Modern Chinese thinkers undertook Modern German Aesthetics,they adhered to the deep chinese traditional culture.Under the comparative perspective of China and the West,they constantly explored the applicability of chinese traditional thought.The thinkers further expanded the traditional chinese thinking mode and constructed the Aesthetic Education Theory with its own national characteristics and the characteristics of the times in the local chinese cultural field.The Modern Chinese Aesthetic Education Theory was influenced by the Modern German Aesthetics.It have three characteristics,the enlightenment of rationality and sensibility,the practical character in the Aesthetic Education Thought,and the compatibility among heterogeneous cultures.The Modern Chinese Aesthetic Education Theory was produced in the overlapped of western culture,modern chinese history and culture.It not only has the logical speculation and category concept of Western Modern Aesthetics,but also has the characteristics of chinese culture,and it shown the development trend of the latest ideas in the world and the cultural stand of the nation.Modern German Aesthetics was a theoretical statement with philosophical rationality.It was different from chinese thought in seeking a kind of implied meaning and profound meaning.The Modern Chinese Aesthetic Education Theory was influenced on extraterritorial civilization,chinese culture and the reality of Modern China,thus have the enlightenment spirit of rationality and sensibility.Modern Chinese thinkers knew that Modern German Aesthetics originated in Germany,thus constructed Modern Chinese Aesthetic Education Theory on the historical and cultural situation of Modern China.They pointed Aesthetic Education to ideological enlightenment,spiritual reconstruction,and revitalization.The Aesthetic Education Theory has a practical character.From the construction of Modern Chinese Aesthetic Education Theory,it was knew that the conceptual categories and logical strategies in Modern German Aesthetics were introduced.At the same time,they were integrated into the tide of change in chinese culture and modern times,thus formed the characteristics of adaptability.By rethought the Modern Chinese Aesthetic Education Theory undered the research of influential perspective,we can found out that the Modern Chinese Aesthetic Education Theory has the ambiguity between the concepts of "Aesthetic Education","Emotional Education" and "Art Education" in the construction,social enlightenment and aesthetic enlightenment was intertwined with each other,and how the Aesthetic Education Theory and practical activities effectively linked these three Aesthetic Education Theory.The Modern Chinese Aesthetic Education Theory not only inherited the Modern German Aesthetics but also inherited the traditional thoughts,and constructed the Aesthetic Education Theory with local characteristics.While inherited Modern German Aesthetics and guarded traditional culture,they tried to break the inherent mode of thinking andactively sought the modern applicability of local thought.At the same time,the Modern Chinese Aesthetic Education Theory has its own theoretical identification problems in the process of construction,especially the ambiguity of the boundary among "Aesthetic Education","Emotional Education" and "Art Education".Most of the Modern Chinese thinkers in the Aesthetic Education contained the dual motives of aesthetics and enlightenment,tried to find a balanced fulcrum between aesthetic life and political drive.Influenced by the modernity of Aesthetics and the modernity of enlightenment in the West,there was a phenomenon in which the social enlightenment and the aesthetic enlightenment were accompanied by the Modern Chinese Theory.Modern Chinese Aesthetic Education Theory has a methodological value for the current theoretical circles,especially how to constructed a Aesthetic Education Theory with both academic thoughts on the world and national characteristics.It was precisely in the construction that has an open and inclusive academic ambition,insisted the cultural stand of the nation,and faced the real proposition in a practical way,effectively linked the Aesthetic Education Theory with the practical activities,in order to constructed an Aesthetic Education Theory with local characteristics.