The Esthetics Thought Comparison Of Zhuang-zi And Pythagoras

After Zhuang-zi (BC 369～BC 286) continues the father, Warring States time Taoism school of thought representative. Pythagoras (Pythagoras, BC572～BC 497) ancient Greece mathematician, philosopher. Zhuang-zi the time which locates with Pythagoras is similar. Two people respectively are Chinese and the ancient Greece tradition esthetics pioneer. Their esthetics thought concentrated reflection respective time esthetics thought and the achievement, have had the profound influence to Chinese and Western tradition esthetics. Then took in a same time, in the different place and under the cultural context, actually esthetics thought which two thinkers do produce some similarities and differences spot, it is necessary to carry on the comparison to two thought everybody esthetics thought, on the one hand, studies two people's different exploration in the esthetics question, has certain academic significance and the realistic value, which is helpful for us to understood the West in the esthetics domain different thought, and the influence which produces to the later generation.This article mainly carries on the comparison and the research to Zhuang-zi's and the Pythagoras's of esthetics thought, analyzed two people specifically in the beautiful main body, the beautiful form, the beautiful value, has educated four aspects esthetically the similarities and differences spot.Zhuang-zi proposed "the thoughts" as the main body of beauty, his beautiful source in said, took the universe main body "the road" highest, the absolute America. Pythagoras proposed "the number" as the beautiful main body, the number is the thing that production principle,,organization principle, "number" is the harmony, the proportion are "beautiful". In the form of beauty two people also have respective viewpoints: Zhuang-zi esteems "the magic arts nature", and will be harmonious utilizes the cosmology, music, art. In the beautiful value, the Zhuang-zi heavy nature and non-utilitarian, he thought the natural inactivity not only is beautiful, moreover is the highest America; The Pythagoras heavy form and the rationality, thought lies in the object beautifully the form, dozens of unites with the rationality. In the esthetic education aspect, Zhuang-zi had "the light industry advantage seriously, candid" the characteristic, Pythagoras groundbreaking proposed "art had the mind purification to the human".The different time background, has bred the different esthetics viewpoint, and the different national culture tradition entrusts with its thought by the bright national characteristic. Through the comparison, we may see two human of esthetics thought the similarities and differences, also reflects West's esthetic different thinking mode.