Aesthetics And Realm: A Study Of Zhang Shiying's Aesthetic Thought

As one of the earliest aestheticians in New China,Mr.Zhang Shiying has deep attainments in Chinese and Western philosophy and Chinese and Western aesthetics.He embraced the strengths of Chinese and Western aesthetics,formed his own aesthetic theory,and made outstanding contributions to the modern development of Chinese aesthetics.Starting from the "in-the-world structure" of China and the West,he believes that the "in-the-world structure" of the West has formed a dualistic thinking paradigm of the subject-object relationship in Western philosophy,and aesthetic consciousness is the transcendence of this dual structure;the artistic conception of Chinese aesthetics is the "heaven" of Chinese philosophy.The embodiment of the idea of "human unity" is linked with the whole realm of life.The connection between the "aesthetics" of Western philosophy and the "realm" of Chinese classical philosophy makes aesthetics the highest spiritual realm in life and gives people real freedom.This dissertation starts with Mr.Zhang Shiying's analysis and interpretation of Chinese and Western cultures.By taking "aesthetics" and "realm" as the core concepts of his understanding of Chinese and Western cultural aesthetics,he develops his aesthetic thoughts,and explores the effect of his aesthetic thoughts on the interaction between Chinese and Western cultures.The constructive significance of communication and integration.The first part discusses Mr.Zhang Shiying's criticism of the dualism of Western philosophy and the transcendence of the dualistic way of thinking by aesthetic consciousness;the second part expounds Mr.Zhang Shiying's understanding of the spirit of Confucianism and Taoism in Chinese philosophy and the pursuit of realm by Chinese classical aesthetics;the third part Dig deep into Mr.Zhang Shiying's thought of "all things are connected" and how he realized the communication and integration of Chinese and Western aesthetics and even Chinese and Western cultures.Finally,consider Mr.Zhang Shiying's positive contribution to cultural communication and integration.