On Richard Schusterman’s Of Somaesthetics Research

Richard Schuster, is a new pragmatism philosophy and aesthetics of contemporary American leaders, In the 1992 issue of "Pragmatist Aesthetics" in the book of Schuster first put forward the concept of "Somaesthetics", this new concept has created a great sensation at the time. Body has never entered the main stream in traditional western philosophy, not to mention the body to building a discipline system. With the advent of the internet era, body,shaping the body,body art attention and so on a series of the body as the carrier of life aesthetic emerge as the times require, self-awareness and self care has become the current hot topic. Schuster pragmatic aesthetics based on the practice of body,has a close relationship with his philosophy of life and art practice. Schuster proposed "Somaesthetics" theory is open, it is in constant development and perfection.At present,Schuster is trying to life through concrete life practice, confirmed that the philosophy is no longer invisible touched, but through the body of the communication tools, training, experience to play to aesthetics, philosophy of self-improvement. Our body has the wisdom,the wisdom is amazing that we are born with.With the passage of time, we have lost the sense of spiritual memory,lost wisdom through the body of the trophoblast.The unified physical and spiritual world is correct, "Somaesthetics " path.Therefore,Schuster effective way of physical dimensions of Somaesthetics as the philosophy of proper treatment.In the history of western aesthetics, the "body" has not been incorporated into mainstream discipline, "body" is to try to be desire, evil, dirty place. Along with the progress of the industrial revolution, the "body" is the foundation of concept arises at the historic moment, the consciousness of the body, phenomenology, gradually into the aesthetic perception in the research field of vision, Schuster pioneered in the aesthetic consciousness, the perfect combination of physical unity between subject and object.Schuster, establish the subject Somaesthetics, the author thinks that the motive has three points: one is to restore the "body" in the important position of aesthetics and philosophy, and to the notion of "body" good sense, to "revive aesthetics and the meaning of the source of some of the most profound philosophy". 2 it is to clarify the veins of the Somaesthetics, let the interdisciplinary study of Somaesthetics more systematic; Three is to be in modern life, has been exhaustion of body and mind "body" to provide a improvement, development and progress of theory and practice guidance."Somaesthetics" connotation is concerned with perception and practice. The body of the perception by the body itself, touch, smell and so on auditory perception is not outside of the body; and even the internal structure of bone, blood, meat and other body feel the body of thought, spiritual consciousness. Perception is not a bunch of no mind response, is something that we are born with the gift.The western traditional philosophy is the separation of soul and flesh, the flesh of soul searching for the truth as blocking barrier. Independent thinking spirit, do not need to participate in the flesh. It is the spirit and the flesh in real life to be independent existence? It is impossible for philosophy proposition. Schuster "Somaesthetics" is the soul and body on the same level of physical and mental development of philosophy, is the only way which must be passed to search for the truth. Schuster theory of "Somaesthetics" focus on real world and put it into practice. Schuster itself is skill training division velden crass, to regulate self emotion, improve the psychological state of patients with poor body relaxation and Alexander technique. Achieve self-improvement, self cultivation, not only by the traditional philosophy of reading and writing to complete. Through practice to achieve the purpose of looking for the truth.Schuster, introduce the "body" aesthetics and philosophy, from the hand is the impact on the traditional western aesthetics mind-body dualism, but on the other hand it also laid the "body" art aesthetics as the aesthetic pleasure and life view of the new situation. His research method and the path, as at the end of the road of traditional aesthetics has injected new vitality, created the unprecedented development prospect, so to speak.Schuster through the writings of Dewey came into contact with China Confucianism, Confucianism and the construction of "Somaesthetics" theory is closely linked to. Based on the Chinese Confucianism study, he was amazed to find that the pragmatic aesthetics and Confucianism have the same consensus. Confucian view, health(body), just as his "Somaesthetics" theory, In the same philosophy ideological premise, illusion, Chinese and Western culture of the hitherto unknown to reach a consensus of dialogue.However, Schuster, Somaesthetics is still in its stage of development, a lot of ideas and theory is still in practice and improve, so junction of Schuster, Somaesthetics meaning seems to be premature. But at the moment Schuster’s Somaesthetics development situation, no matter look from the dimension of theory and practice, the development of aesthetics and philosophy has played a significant role in turn.