The Spirit of Humanism in Chinese Aesthetics

Philosophy and Culture 33 (1):31-47 (2006)
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This paper is divided into four sections, the first section Definition of the meaning of humanism, the second section describes the characteristics of Chinese aesthetics, the third section shows that the Chinese aesthetic humanism, the fourth section of this conclusion. In the first section where, for the broad meaning of humanism, I can say that this is a kind of people as the starting point, thanks to people's mental abilities, to interpret the various dimensions of people in the world's problems, that is, people with the Creator, people, people with the natural world and an attitude. In the second section, where I sorted out the six characteristics of Chinese aesthetics, which is included with the ancient spirit of humanism. In the third section, the I, respectively, from man and nature, aesthetic, aesthetic and interpersonal people and day care to explain the aesthetic characteristics of Chinese aesthetic humanism. Where in the fourth quarter, I concluded the review of Chinese aesthetics in the spirit of humanism, that it is only part of the Definition of Western philosophy, the spirit of humanism, that is the starting point in human-human value is the same. However, the point beyond the humanist community, is a more obscure part. This paper is divided into four sections. The first section introduces the meaning of humanism; the second one is about the characteristics of Chinese aesthetics; the third one about the humanism of Chinese aesthetics; and the fourth one the conclusion. In the first section, it's pointed out that the meaning of humanism in the broad sense revolves around human beings and is meant to interpret the various aspects of an individual's being in the world by human being's spiritual faculties, that is, the human being's attitude toward the creator, other human beings, and the natural world . In the second section, the writer lists the six characteristics of Chinese aesthetics, among which is the spirit of ancient humanism. In the third section, the writer explains the humanism of Chinese aesthetics in three dimensions of the aesthetic contemplation. One is between man and nature, another is between the individual and his fellow beings, and the other is between man and the Heaven. The fourth section is the conclusion that the humanism of Chinese aesthetics is partially consistent with the humanistic spirit of western philosophy, that is, they are both based on human values. But regarding the transcendence referred to by humanism, it's more implicit than explicit in Chinese aesthetics

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