河北大学学报(哲学社会科学版) ›› 2020, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (4): 45-52.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1005-6378.2020.04.006

• 哲学研究 • 上一篇    下一篇

论道家非美而成就大美的吊诡

汪韶军   

  1. 海南大学 人文传播学院, 海南 海口 570228
  • 收稿日期:2020-05-18 出版日期:2020-07-25 发布日期:2020-07-25
  • 作者简介:汪韶军(1973—),男,浙江淳安人,博士,海南大学人文传播学院教授,主要研究方向:老庄哲学、魏晋玄学、禅宗、美学。
  • 基金资助:
    国家社会科学基金后期资助项目“可能的《老子》——文本对勘与思想探原(道篇)”(16FZX004)

On Taoists Paradox of Creating a World of Great Beauty by Rejecting Beauty

WANG Shao-jun   

  1. College of Humanities & Communication, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan 570228, China
  • Received:2020-05-18 Online:2020-07-25 Published:2020-07-25

摘要: 《老子》“天下皆知美之为美,斯恶已”的根本意思是主张不知美之为美,防止由价值歧视导致价值反转。为此,老子重点指出了“美”之恶,庄子又在其基础上大谈“恶”之美,这类思想可称为“非美倾向”。老庄不预设美丑观念来判分万物,不以世人所美为美,反对把单一形态的美立为鹄的来加以追求或齐同天下。由此,他们否定哗嚣之美和齐一的美,肯定异量之美和本色之美,突出内在精神之崇高和人格性情之美。可见,老庄非“美”,是要成就大美之天下。这种思想体现出他们对宇宙全体生命的关怀和独特的审美情调,极大地拓展了中国人的审美视野和审美心胸,并在自然美、社会美、艺术美等领域全方位地奠定了中国美学与艺术的根本面目。

关键词: 老庄, “知”, “非美倾向”, “美”之恶, “恶”之美, 大美

Abstract: The basic meaning of “beauty is known to all in the world,and evil is already” in Laozi is to advocate that beauty is not known,so as to prevent value reversal caused by value discrimination.For this reason,Laozi stresses the harm of “beauty” while Zhuangzi proceeds to highlight the beauty of “ugliness”.This kind of thought can be called “inclination of rejecting beauty”.Lao-Zhuang dont presuppose the concept of beauty and ugliness to distinguish all things,dont take the beauty of the world as the beauty,and opposes the pursuit of the beauty of a single form as the goal or the unity of the world.As a result,they negate bewildering beauty and unitary beauty,but affirm multiplex beauty and inartificial beauty.As well,Lao-Zhuang give prominence to sublimity of spirit and beauty of disposition.It can be seen that Lao-Zhuangs aim of rejecting “beauty” is exactly to create a world of great beauty.This thought exhibits their regards to everything in the world and a unique kind of aesthetic sentiment.It largely extends peoples aesthetic vision and heart-and-mind,which comprehensively shapes the fundamental feature of the ancient Chinese aesthetics and art.

Key words: Lao-Zhuang, “knowing”, “inclination of rejecting beauty”, harm of “beauty”, beauty of “ugliness”, great beauty

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