The Refinement Of Lin Yutang' Thinking Of Aesthetics

This is a research paper about aesthetics . Basing on lots of Lin Yutang' works and comparing Lin's thinking with many Chinese writers' such as Liang Qichao's, Wang Guowei' s, Lu Xun' s, Zhou Zuoren' s, Hu Shi's, Gu Hongming's and Liang Shiqiu's, it summarizes the main characteristics of Lin Yutang's thinking of aesthetics. At the same time, it would grasp its substance by distinguishing it from some aesthetical theories of the west such as Kant's, Croce's and Babbit's and reveal deeply why dominant ideology criticize Lin Yutang's thoughts in the past years. Although it was not popular with our native people at that time, Lin Yutang's sound thinking would contribute our country to constructing thoughts and culture ourselves in the world in modern societies and make our society progress. Lin Yutang hasn' t written a special work about aesthetics, but his thoughts about aesthetics is versatile and profound. This is an article that interprets the chief direction, radical opinion, his own taste and its essential uniqueness by surveying the historical background of Lin Yutang' s life, his own experience and the theoretical sources of his thoughts. At last, it would enlighten us on the field of aesthetics, thinking and culture. Effective illumination about lin' s thought ofaesthetics can help us to accept his opinion. Lin' s thought not only belongs to the world, but also to China. As Lu Xun said, we must assimilate all useful sources according to which we must create new thoughts and culture, so that we can also make it known to all over the world. Nowadays, the world is a whole collective, only with broad vision can we properly treat with the whole legacy of thinking and culture whether in ancient or in modern times, whether in China or in foreign countries, so that we can develop vigorously our people and promote the progress of the world. So as one of the theories in the history of literature, aesthetics, thinking, culture, Lin' s thinking can also make its own contribution. Only when we view all kinds of thoughts in the long run can we find the advantages of each theory and use them to push the research forward.