Qin And Han Confucian And Greek And Roman Aesthetic Reception On The Comparison

Reception theory took its origin from the late 60s of the 20th century in Federal Republic of Germany . But receptive consciousness has produced on the mutual influence between subject of reception and literary and artistic works. Pre-Qin and the Former and the Later Han Dynasty Confucian school and ancient Greece and Rome estheticians had a rich explanation on the receptive issues and formed a systematic theory. By studying and comparing the three parts on subject of reception,process of reception,effect of reception, we can learn that the aesthetic core questions have been touched between the Chinese and Western thinkers. Its starting point was so similar.But based on the different understanding on the two aspects:truth and kindness when they talked about the subject of reception, Pre-Qin and the Former and the Later Han Dynasty Confucian scholars pay attention to achieve the perfect personality behind ethical patriarchal system. Ancient Greece and Rome estheticians were emphasis on the universal nature of things and grasp the transcendental nature; because of the differences on the character and phonetics centralism, on the process of reception, Confucian scholars always interpreted the sages'classics and scriptures. Ancient Greece and Rome estheticians put their eyes on the Logos. Based on the different societal background and human-centered thinking; on the effect of reception, Pre-Qin and the Former and the Later Han Dynasty Confucian school pay attention to cultivate the ethics people for society, but ancient Greece and Rome emphasized on natural people on themselves. These differences lead to another different on the personality forms and the cultural trend between them. Furthermore it has had a complex and profound influence on it.