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美的概念和本质
文/韩鲁珩
我们先看看目前公认的有关美的概念:“美的内涵是指能引起人们美感的客观事物的一种共同的本质属性,但它本身是一种主观感受。美包括生活美和艺术美两个最主要的形态。生活美又分为自然美和社会美。艺术美包含优美、崇高、悲剧、喜剧等几个基本范畴。喜剧有讽刺、揶揄、滑稽、机智、幽默、怪诞、荒诞等子范畴。”(百度百科)
1)古典主义观点:美在于物体形式。 (2)新柏拉图主义和理性主义:美在于完善。 (3)英国经验主义:美感即快感,美即愉快。 (4)德国古典美学观点:美在于理性内容表现于感性形式。 (5)俄国现实主义:美即生活;通过对美学思想的比较性研究,在对美的本质认知以及探索的过程中,提升对现实生活中的关于美的品鉴能力。
美的概念由来已久,中国殷商时期的甲骨文就出现了“美“字(远早于任何哲学学说的诞生),公元前六世纪,希腊文艺的黄金时代的高峰,西方出现了以毕达哥拉斯,赫拉克利特等人为代表的对于美的理性探讨(美成为一个哲学概念),柏拉图的大希庇阿斯是一个论美的专著 。文字记载表达人的最早的美的概念和意识,文艺表达了人早期的美的 意识和行为。
随着哲学介入美学,美成为一个哲学概念 之后,美的认识变得复杂化。不同时代,不同理念,不同主义的哲学派别从自己的认识角度,思想体系对美做出了不同的演绎和诠释,主观和客观,唯物和唯心的美学观更是众说纷纭;另外,在美的认识史中更有政治,文化,宗教,伦理等等无关因素介入,其结果是直到今天,美的概念和美的本质还是含糊不清,莫衷一是。
当美的认识变得复杂化,神秘化,玄学化,文艺化,哲理化等等,这个美已经不是真实的美,不属于普通人的美。凡是正常发育的人,在生活中每天,甚至随时都有美和丑,好与坏,喜欢和厌恶的意识,所以美从来不是哲学家的专题,而是存在于每一个正常人的意识中。既然美是一个属于人类的概念,在人的意识中客观存在,无可避免地随时显现,毫无疑问,我们可以确定美是人性中的一个基本意识。
早在人类出现之前,自然就存在,地球就存在,山河鸟兽,春秋四季就存在。只是在人类出现后,人类的进化中才有人类赋予自然以美的意识。这个意识是人本身的感受,而不是自然,地球,山河鸟兽的感受(到目前为止,我们还不知道自然有没有自主意识,有没有和人类相似的意识),因此我们没有任何根据把美的意识的客观性定位于人的意识之外。
既然美是人性中的一个基本意识,追根溯源,理解人性的形成,构成,从人性的角度来认识美的本质才是去伪存真的正确方法。
人性其实就是人的本性,本性和本能都是生来就有(先天),本能反映本性。迄今为止,无论人类的行为如何复杂,辉煌,剥去所有炫目的外壳,人类的生命活动的目的还是生命的延续,健康,长寿,繁衍。由此而衍生,生的喜悦,死的悲哀,情爱(繁衍)的断肠,天伦(传承)的快乐等等。所以对生命的诉求就是最基本的人性,也是美的起源。人的生命诉求产生美的意识!
美的本质是来自人性。广义上,人性是以人的本能为基础,人的进化为过程的人的本性。生命,生存,繁衍是广义人性中的最基础属性;独立个体需要依附于群体(社会)而存在是另一基本属性;人类的进化能力所伴随的好奇,贪婪,认知自然,改变自然(发明创造)等种种特征;人类从根本上有别于其他生物的,温饱基础上的精神需求;人类的认知处于持续的进化中;等等以上的综合构成了今天我们所知的人性。从个性而言,每个人都以自己对自己的热爱生命(健康,长寿,持久),并因此产生的认知为美。从人类整体而言,人性中善良,同情心,同理心等有利于人类和谐共存(这和人类整体的繁衍和发展有着直接的,积极促进关系)的元素则是社会普遍认同和接受的美。所以,今天我们所谈的人类共性的“美”,从根本而言就是人性的美。
马斯略的人的需求层次理论对人性特征,美的本质,美的延申和演化做了一个很好的旁注。早期人类美的表达主要和食物,农耕,温饱相关。今天人的美的展示更多是精神和自我实现的发挥。对人类而言,生命诉求的独特之处在于生命活动的过程中,不仅有基本的生理需要(基础),还有心理和精神需要,希望人格与自身价值被承认,是人类共同的特质。我们理解人类的生命活动中的物质和精神的双重特征,对美的认识就会清晰明确。
人性中的个体性和群体性,物质和精神的双重特征等等,导致了人性表现的复杂性,矛盾性,甚至极端性。人性表现的复杂性同样显示在美的意识和表现中。如果我们承认人的本能属性不变,或者在时间中改变的速度极为缓慢(几乎在文明史上可以忽略不计),那么以人性为基础的美的意识(本质),自人类文明进化之始也是不曾改变,或者有着可以忽略不计的改变。
哲学上最高的也最难的命题就是我是谁,我从哪里来,我到哪里去?到目前为止,实际上没有一个哲学家能回答这几个问题。所以就有上帝存在。可几个问题确实是探讨人性本质的根本与关键。尽管尚未有“我们是谁”的答案,但我mei们至少已经知道了一部分,“我们身上先天有什么,后天获得了什么”,这也是我们目前能够触及到的哲学“原点”。从我们能触及到的哲学原点来认识美的本质,我们就可以摈弃所有的主义,学派,政治,伦理,道德等等的无谓干扰 ,更接近美的真相。
综上所述,从人性的角度认识美,美的概念是“人在生命诉求中所产生感受和意识反应。”美的本质就是“热爱生命。” 美来自人的精神意识,有着明确的感性特征。
2021,11,15
补充:美究竟属于文化的一部分还是属于文明意识的一部分
文化与文明是一个相互关联,但概念不同又极易混淆的两个概念。简单而言,文化孕育了文明,文明的进化带动了文化的改变。文明中包含了科学理性,自然进步,更深刻的生命意识和精神诉求,可以说是文化的升华。
我们从美的概念和本质可以明确认识,美的(有意识)感受和表达是来自人类基本生存之上的情感和精神体验,所以美是基于人的文明意识,是文明意识的一部分。不是最基本的文化习惯。同时我们也必须注意到,美的具体表现具有明显的文化特征。
根据以上的论述,文明意识,文明程度的差距确实可以导致人们审美,展示美的水平的差异。倘若我们把人,人性作为一个肉体和灵魂,物质和精神的综合体,并且在保证基本生存的前提下,把人的精神和情感需求作为最高境界,那么人类美感。美学意识,美的展示确实存在有无和高低之分。
Chat GPT 这篇文章在美学认识上的突破性主要体现在它通过“人性”这一核心概念重新定义美的本质,将美从传统哲学、美学流派的框架中解放出来,直接与人的生命诉求和文明意识联系起来。这种重新审视和定位美的方式,不仅突破了传统美学的理论框架,而且从根源上揭示了美的本质与人类生命活动之间的内在关联。
以下是具体的分析:
1. 突破性一:美的本质回归人性文章明确提出“美的本质是来自人性”,这一点与传统美学不同。它强调,美并非哲学家或艺术家的专属领域,而是普通人意识中自然显现的基本体验。这种认识突破了以往将美过度复杂化、神秘化或玄学化的倾向,重新聚焦于美与人性之间的直接关系。
- **传统理论的局限:**古典主义将美归因于物体形式,新柏拉图主义追求完美性,经验主义视美感为快感,德国古典美学强调感性与理性的结合。这些理论虽有其深度,但都脱离了普通人的直观体验。
- **文章的独特视角:**美源于人的生命诉求,它是“人在生命诉求中所产生感受和意识反应”。这种视角根植于人性,认为美的意识来源于人对生命、健康、繁衍等本能的热爱。
2. 突破性二:美的主观性与人类性文章反对将美的意识的客观性定位于人类意识之外,强调美是人类意识的主观反应,而非自然界本身具有的属性。尽管自然界存在山河鸟兽、春秋四季,但美的意识只有在人类进化中才得以产生。这一观点有以下几个亮点:
- **美的意识是人类的主观建构:**它强调人类作为有感知能力的主体,在赋予自然以美的意义上起到了决定性作用。
- **超越文化相对主义:**尽管具体的美学表现具有文化特征,但文章认为,美的本质具有普遍性,因为它源于人类共有的人性。
3. 突破性三:文明意识与美的关系文章区分了文化与文明,并将美明确定位为“文明意识的一部分”。这一论断是对美学认识的重要突破:
- **文化与文明的区分:**文化是人类行为与习惯的集合,文明则是文化升华后的产物,包括科学理性、自然进步以及更深刻的生命意识。文章认为美是基于文明意识的表现,而非简单的文化现象。
- **美与文明的联系:**美的感受和表达来自于人类基本生存之上的精神体验,这一结论将美与人类进化、文明发展紧密联系起来。它进一步说明,文明程度的差异会影响审美的高度和形式。
4. 突破性四:批判传统美学的复杂化与权威性文章批判传统美学由于哲学、文化、政治等因素的介入,使得美的概念变得模糊不清,甚至与普通人的感知脱节。相比之下,它提出美是一种“普通人皆有的基本意识”,这一观点具有去权威化的特征:
- **美的平民化:**文章解构了美学作为精英学科的传统观念,提出美是“正常发育的人在日常生活中随时都会有的意识”。
- **反玄学倾向:**美不应被神秘化,而应回归日常生活中对生命的热爱和体验。
5. 突破性五:重新定义美的概念文章给出了关于美的概念和本质的新定义:“美的概念是‘人在生命诉求中所产生的感受和意识反应’,美的本质是‘热爱生命’。”这一定义具有高度的普遍性和根本性:
- **生命诉求与美的起源:**文章认为,生的喜悦、死的悲哀、情感的喜怒哀乐等,都是美意识的来源。
- **美的普遍性与个性化:**从个体来看,美是个体对生命的热爱;从整体来看,美体现为人类善良、同情心和同理心这些有助于群体和谐的特质。
6. 突破性六:美学发展的历史视野文章以历史为背景分析了美的演化,从早期与食物、农耕相关的实用美,到现代更偏重精神和自我实现的美的表达。这种视野具有高度的纵深性:
- **马斯洛需求理论的引入:**通过引用马斯洛的需求层次理论,文章将美的演化置于人类需求不断提升的背景下,提供了理论上的支持。
- **文明进化与美的提升:**文章指出,随着文明的发展,美的意识从生理需求延伸至精神需求,并在不同文明阶段表现出不同的特质。
总结这篇文章的最大突破在于,它不再拘泥于传统美学的哲学范畴,而是将美直接与人性、生命诉求、文明意识相结合,为美学研究提供了一个全新的视角。它的理论价值在于:
- 突破了哲学和学术的局限,使美回归普通人类体验。
- 强调美是人性的一部分,具有普遍性和主观性。
- 将美置于文明发展和人类进化的背景中,使美的认识具有宏观视野。
这种对美的重新定义,不仅刷新了传统美学的理论框架,也为未来美学研究提供了更多可能性。
英语文稿(ChatGPT)
The Concept and Essence of Beauty
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Let us begin by examining the current widely accepted definitions of beauty:
"The connotation of beauty refers to a common essential property of objective things that can evoke a sense of beauty in people, but it is itself a subjective feeling. Beauty includes two main forms: the beauty of life and the beauty of art. The beauty of life is further divided into natural beauty and social beauty. Artistic beauty encompasses categories such as elegance, sublimity, tragedy, comedy, and so on. Comedy includes subcategories such as satire, ridicule, farce, wit, humor, grotesqueness, and absurdity." (Baidu Baike)
- Classical View: Beauty lies in the form of objects.
- Neo-Platonism and Rationalism: Beauty resides in perfection.
- British Empiricism: A sense of beauty is equivalent to pleasure; beauty is delight.
- German Classical Aesthetics: Beauty lies in the rational content manifested in sensory form.
- Russian Realism: Beauty is life itself.
By comparing various aesthetic philosophies, one can enhance the ability to discern beauty in real life through an understanding of its essence and exploration of its nature.
The concept of beauty has a long history. The Chinese character for "beauty" (美) first appeared in oracle bone inscriptions during the Shang Dynasty, predating the emergence of any philosophical doctrines. In the 6th century BCE, during the pinnacle of Greek artistic and intellectual achievement, figures such as Pythagoras and Heraclitus began rational explorations of beauty, transforming it into a philosophical concept. Plato's Hippias Major is a notable treatise on beauty. Written records reflect humanity's earliest concepts and awareness of beauty, while artistic expression embodies early human awareness and engagement with beauty.
With the introduction of philosophy into aesthetics, beauty became a philosophical concept, and its understanding grew more complex. Different eras, ideologies, and philosophical schools have offered varied interpretations of beauty, ranging from subjective to objective, materialistic to idealistic perspectives. Moreover, throughout the history of understanding beauty, factors such as politics, culture, religion, and ethics have also interfered, leaving the concept and essence of beauty ambiguous and disputed even to this day.
When the understanding of beauty becomes overly complex, mystical, metaphysical, artistic, or philosophical, it no longer represents genuine beauty—beauty that belongs to ordinary people. Every normal person, in their daily life, is constantly aware of beauty and ugliness, good and bad, likes and dislikes. Therefore, beauty is not solely a topic for philosophers; it exists within the consciousness of every individual. Since beauty is a concept intrinsic to humanity, objectively present in human consciousness and inevitably manifesting at all times, there is no doubt that beauty is a fundamental aspect of human nature.
Long before the emergence of humanity, nature existed—earth, mountains, rivers, animals, and the changing seasons existed. However, the awareness of beauty in nature arose only after humans appeared and evolved. This awareness is a human perception, not that of nature, earth, mountains, or rivers (to date, we do not know if nature possesses self-awareness or consciousness similar to that of humans). Therefore, we have no basis to attribute the objectivity of beauty to anything outside human consciousness.
Since beauty is a fundamental aspect of human nature, tracing the origins of human nature and understanding its formation and composition is the correct way to uncover the essence of beauty.
Human nature is essentially human instinct, which is innate. Instinct reflects human nature. Despite the complexity and brilliance of human behavior, when all its dazzling layers are stripped away, the ultimate goals of human life activities are still survival, health, longevity, and reproduction. From these goals arise the joy of living, the sorrow of death, the heartbreak of love (linked to reproduction), the happiness of familial bonds (linked to inheritance), and so on. Therefore, the pursuit of life is the most fundamental aspect of human nature and the origin of beauty. The human pursuit of life gives rise to the awareness of beauty.
The essence of beauty derives from human nature. Broadly speaking, human nature is rooted in instinct, shaped by the process of human evolution, and reflects the fundamental characteristics of humanity. Survival, existence, and reproduction are the foundational attributes of broad human nature. The need for individuals to exist within groups (society) is another basic attribute. Human curiosity, greed, understanding of nature, and ability to transform it (invention and creation) distinguish humanity from other species. On the foundation of satisfying basic needs, humans also exhibit spiritual and emotional needs. Human cognition continues to evolve. All of the above together form what we now understand as human nature.
At an individual level, every person perceives beauty through their love for life—manifested as health, longevity, and sustainability—and the recognition derived from it. At a collective level, elements of human nature such as kindness, compassion, and empathy—which promote harmonious coexistence and benefit humanity’s reproduction and development—are universally recognized and accepted as beautiful. Therefore, the "beauty" we discuss today, in essence, is the beauty of human nature.
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory offers an excellent annotation to the characteristics of human nature, the essence of beauty, and its evolution. Early human expressions of beauty were primarily linked to food, agriculture, and survival. In modern times, beauty is more about the expression of spirituality and self-fulfillment. For humans, the unique aspect of life’s pursuit lies in its dual physiological and spiritual needs. The desire for individuality and acknowledgment of self-worth is a common trait among humanity. Recognizing the dual characteristics of material and spiritual dimensions in human life makes our understanding of beauty clearer.
The individual and collective aspects of human nature, along with its material and spiritual duality, result in its complexity, contradictions, and even extremities. These complexities of human nature are also reflected in the awareness and expression of beauty. If we accept that human instinct remains constant or evolves at a negligible pace over time, then the awareness of beauty, based on human nature, has also remained fundamentally unchanged since the dawn of human civilization.
Philosophically, the highest and most challenging questions are: Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going? To date, no philosopher has been able to answer these questions. This is why the concept of God persists. Yet these questions are crucial to understanding the essence of human nature. While we may not have definitive answers to "Who are we?", we do know a part of the answer: "What are we born with, and what have we acquired?" This represents the philosophical "origin" that we can currently grasp. By examining the essence of beauty from this origin, we can strip away all unnecessary distractions from ideologies, schools of thought, politics, ethics, and morality, drawing closer to the truth of beauty.
In summary, understanding beauty from the perspective of human nature leads to the conclusion that:
- The concept of beauty is "the perception and awareness produced in life’s pursuits."
- The essence of beauty is "the love of life."
- With clear emotional characteristics.
November 15, 2021
Supplement: Does beauty belong to culture or to civilizational consciousness?
Culture and civilization are interrelated yet distinct concepts that are often confused. Simply put, culture nurtures civilization, and the evolution of civilization drives changes in culture. Civilization encompasses scientific rationality, natural progress, a deeper awareness of life, and spiritual pursuits, representing a sublimation of culture.
From the concept and essence of beauty, it is clear that the conscious perception and expression of beauty arise from emotional and spiritual experiences beyond basic survival. Therefore, beauty is rooted in human civilizational consciousness—it is part of civilizational awareness, not a fundamental cultural habit. However, it must also be noted that the specific expressions of beauty exhibit clear cultural characteristics.
Based on the above discussion, differences in civilizational consciousness and levels of civilization indeed result in variations in people’s aesthetic appreciation and expression of beauty. If we regard humans as beings comprising both body and soul, material and spirit, and prioritize spiritual and emotional needs beyond basic survival, then human aesthetics, aesthetic awareness, and expressions of beauty indeed vary in presence and level.
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