Discussion On Zhuang Zi's Aesthetic Thought Of Life

Zhuang Zi is major representative of Taoist school and incorporate the strong points of Taoist school of thought, his thought is very extensive, profound and peculiar. Since 1980s, with the prosperity of a new round of aesthetic craze, the study of Zhuang Zi' s aesthetic thought has really entered conscious period and rapidly acquired great achievements. The paper attempts to excavate Zhuang Zi' s aesthetic thought of life by means of moderate explanation of Zhuang Zi' s text on the basis of previous research achievements. Zhuang Zi' s aesthetic thought of life here is not based on some special theory and view, but original appearance of moderate explanation of text; it is different from general Zhuang Zi' s aesthetic thought of life, the aesthetic thought of "life" is more comprehensive and profound, which including aesthetic spirit of life and aesthetic spirit of "DaHua" universe of life.The full article is divided into three parts altogether:Chapter 1 "Tao-total outline of Zhuang Zi' s aesthetics of life". This chapter briefly discusses the Taos from Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi, they are inherited from the past, and Tao is total pillar of Taoist school; The chapter excavates unique personality of Tao from Zhuang Zi on the basis of noumenal Tao from Lao Zi, that is "Tao of life" which throws life-feeling into internal; The "life" here is both the perceptual individual life and "DaHua" universe life in mood. Formation of the state of "life" in process of Tao' s intuition has leaded to artistic and aestheticintuition. Therefore, the spirit of aesthetics of life is penetrated into the process of Tao' s intuition.Chapter2 "The realistic direction of Zhuang Zi' s aesthetics of life" . This chapter mainly refers to the realistic perceptual individual life, discusses realistic predicaments of the perceptual individual life (dissimilation, helpless, short-term and lose) and Zhuang Zi' s all kinds of attempt to extricate from these predicaments (conserving body, maintenance body and outlook on life or death). The chapter also describes and discusses the ideal live of the perceptual individual life (emotion of travel in the world, ideal personality and ideal location). The chapter demonstrates the ideal state of life.Chapter3 "The moody direction of Zhuang Zi' s aesthetics of life". This chapter mainly refers to the state of "DaHua" universe life, its contents are explained emphatically as follows: Internal-clarifying-course in mood concerning the perceptual individual life (dispel load, keep state of mind and lose subject); Free and harmonious state in mind of nothingness and tranquil after clarifying, along with spreading this state in mind into "DaHua" universe and getting highest life intuition-state of "TianLe"; Building "state of Tao" in mood on the basis of Tao of life from Zhuang Zi, and Zhuang Zi' s terminal desire-free and unfettered travel in " state of Tao ".