The Study Of Aristotle's Aesthetic Education Thoughts

This research tries to analyze the clear aesthetic thought in " Aristotle's works by the method of annotation, and it is on the basis of domestic translation of "Aristotle's works" and western aesthetics, combing our current situation and era predicament it attempts to offer reference policy which is suitable for our national culture. It also attempts to improve compatriots' whole quality, break away from the limitations and predicaments of the times, make great progress and development spiritually and materially in harmony together, make people afford to perch poetically so that construct a harmonious human society through the effective implementation of aesthetic education.By tracing back to the era background and historical origin of Aristotle's aesthetic education thought, this essay analyzes its aesthetic thought and explains Aristotle's art criticizing and instructive meaning in specific. All of these points enlightened us as follows: First, Aristotle's aesthetic roots in national culture and beyond the spirit of the times thus formed the aesthetic ideology with deep foundation and farsighted ideal. Second, Aristotle cultivated the mind of people with aesthetic education so that people can not only get rid of the vulgar and despicable things and make themselves purified, but also reach a reasonable and clear situation, cultivate sound personality which lead to an ideal and harmonious society. Third, Aristotle thinks we should choose certain material as children teaching material among different types of arts, instead of those false and vulgar arts, which may corrode people's heart and soul. And finally, as to those people who develop deviated, Aristotle thinks that they can be led to the normal development of personality through seeing through real arts, purifying soul.According to the above-mentioned statements, this essay plans to have the following suggestions to improve the aesthetic education measure of our country: (1) Excavate this national quintessence of culture, set up a aesthetic education philosophy in national culture, make the aesthetic education of our country have correct thought guiding and bases; (2) In order to have an aesthetic education reference plan which is suitable for our national conditions, further investigation in people's reflection inclination of aesthetics. (3) Select the teaching material of aesthetic education carefully, in case that vulgar art corrodes the heart, jeopardize the foundation of national marrow culture; (4) aesthetic education should emphasize the cultivation of student's spiritual intension, develop its lively creation life, instead of only the of skills and technique. (5) Decision talent in aesthetic education urgently demanded to be cultivated in order to make plan for our future policy of culture development, absorb the marrow of foreign outstanding culture and advanced scientific findings actively, combine our country's conditions, make the past serve the present, make foreign things serve china, thus promote the harmonious development of culture. (6) Aesthetic education lasts good medicine of solving human's modern predicaments and it offer people possibility of poesy perches and occupies, meanwhile, it is strong guarantee for promoting the construction of spiritual civilization and harmonious society too.