A Study On Merleau-ponty's "Body Schema" Aesthetic Thoughts Of Literature And Arty

Merleau-ponty took perception and body as the core elements of his theory and explored its extension."Body Schema" is a core concept proposed by Merleau-ponty in his masterpiece "Phenomenology Of Perception",which means the existence mode of the body in the world.As the cornerstone of the core theory of "Body-Subject" in his early body philosophy,"Body Schema" exists in different ways in different stages of his academic thought.The concept of "Body-Subject" in his aesthetic thought of "Body Schema" is not only a reverse of Descartes' dualism in modern times,but also a practical carrier and theoretical transcendence of modern art,especially postmodern art(painting)in artistic creation and development.Merleau-ponty literary aesthetics,which takes "Body Schema" as one of the core concepts,has a rich theoretical basis in its formation and development.The concept of schema was first proposed by Kant.Merleau-ponty's concept of "Body Schema" is his explanation and inheritance of the concept of body schema in psychology on the basis of Kant's schema theory.This concept is used to explain the existence of the phenomenal body in the space-time structure(the world)and its unity with the world.The concept of "Body Schema" is closely related to the concept of "Gestalt" in gestalt psychology.On this basis,he's further combined Husserl's idea of "Subject" with Heidegger's idea of "Being",and reformed and illuminated the connotation and function of "Body Schema".The body schema is the way the body is alive.It is precisely because of the existence of the human body that we have the carrier and intermediary of all artistic practice.Only through the human body,art and other practical activities are endowed with the meaning of its existence.Whether it is Merleau-ponty's discussion on the body perception of Cezanne's paintings in the art of "Seeing",the existence of the space and time of the body in film art or even the existence of the human body in literary creation,the existence of the body in the world--"Body Schema" is indispensable.It is because of the existence and perception of the body that all artistic creation and appreciation have important premise.As one of the core ideas of body phenomenology(philosophy),the literary aesthetic thought of "Body Schema" emphasized by Merleau-ponty shows the consciousness and subjectivity of human body as an individual.It plays an important role not only in challenging the traditional dualism of mind and body,but also in emphasizing the unity of body and spirit(spirit and flesh).At the same time,the contribution of He's "Body Schema" literary thought in aesthetics and artistic practice should not be underestimated and it has significance especially in the generation and development of body aesthetics and the field of contemporary Chinese aesthetics for learning from each other.