Aesthetic Study Of Zhuangzi's "Forget"

Among the ancient Chinese philosophers,Zhuangzi is the one who I most appreciate.He set up his thought of life philosophy and aesthetic experience by aesthetic imagination which has an insight into Tao.Ideal state of free and unfettered peripateticism is the main purpose of Zhuangzi's philosophy.“Forget” seems to be a pharos which lights the great road to Tao and leads confused travelers to step into a highest and holiest ideal state.“Forget” is a self-cultivation Kungfu which will help people get rid of external shackles,clean up Inner yoke and achieve truly freedom.“Forget” as an ideal status,will eliminate the dissimilarity between everything,make people exist in a self-indulgence situation and stay in the great Tao,eventually access to the aesthetic realm.The thesis is based on the classical text zhuangzi and takes “forget” as the key clue.The thesis will expound Zhuangzi's Kungfu theory and ideal state,thus forming the Aesthetic implication.The study of “forget” expounds relevant problems from three aspects which is a progressive layers of the process.First part traces to the source of etymology and thought history.At beginning,“forget” can be interpreted as “lost” and “escape”.“Forget” can divide into two parts,so we can regard it as the negation of the heart and mind.We can step in a none-state by dispelling mind and desires.The thought of “forget” is the critique to Confucianist righteousness and courtesy.At the same time,it is the development of Laozi's thought which insists to strip nonego and rebecome an infant.Second part is philosophy analysis of “forget”.Basing on classical text,the thesis tries to solve three questions to show the importance of “forget”.The questions are “why we should forget?” “Who is forgetting?” “What should we forget?”.We will achieve Tao by forgetting and the person who achieves Tao will forget Tao unintentionally.“Forget” is both a self-cultivation Kungfu and an ideal state.People can attain spiritual freedom and state by “forget thing”,“forget morality”,“forget knowledge”,“forget self”,“forget language”.Third part is based on philosophy analysis to discuss the connection between “forget” and aesthetic activity.Starting from aesthetic psychology to expound aesthetic implication and aesthetic value.Zhuangzi's philosophy emphasizes the game of transcending reality and self,surpassing reality and self,reaching the void of nothingness,and realizing no utilitarian freedom.And "forget" for the shaping of aesthetic personality and the rendering of creative mood,gives art creation with soul and life.Under the "materialized" mental state,the "uniform things" outlook on life,the "sense" mode of thinking and the "inaction" expression,the aesthetic mind is filled,and the artistic creation and the path of life can be harvested.Zhuangzi's "forgetting" thought has both theoretical value and practical significance.As a Taoist canons,Zhuangzi's spiritual connotation has a long-lasting vitality,which has shaped the unique character of the Chinese nation and opened up a unique way of thinking and attitude towards the Chinese.Zhuangzi cares,thinks and guides the actual living conditions of human beings,and his thought still plays an important role in the self-cultivation of contemporary people.