Интеллект. Инновации. Инвестиции (Oct 2024)
From ancient Chinese texts to the new Confucian aesthetics of life and philosophy of music
Abstract
The subject of the research is the philosophical ancient Chinese traditional and modern innovative views on the anthropological problem of human existence in the aspect of lifestyle, aesthetic knowledge in the Confucian worldview. The motive for addressing the topic was the desire to trace and present a philosophical thought about the path of development of Chinese culture in approaching the aesthetics of life as an opportunity to achieve a wonderful life. The relevance of the problem lies in the promotion at the present stage of the value of the sensual principle competing with rationality in thinking. The novelty is the anthroposocioecological approach in the comparative analysis of ancient Chinese philosophical texts, in which the problem of ritual and music occupied a significant place, and the modern new Confucian philosophy, which highlighted the aesthetics of life. The author pays special attention to the aesthetic value of music in Chinese philosophy. Axiological, hermeneutic, phenomenological, and historical methods are used. The introduction gives a brief idea of the essence of the anthroposocioecological approach applicable to Chinese philosophy and the value of music in the aspect of research. n the new Confucian concept of aesthetics of life by the modern Chinese philosopher Liu Yuedi. In the author’s conclusions, the concept of new Confucianism, which puts forward the pursuit of an ideal life, seems to be a utopian and at the same time fruitful idea in search of self-sufficient personal and interpersonal satisfaction. Liu Yuedi’s philosophy highlights such basic anthropological problems as the Chinese concept of life, the difference between a good and a beautiful, wonderful life, the value of the sensory-emotional component; the Confucian psychoanalytic approach in the philosophy of music is asserted. From a practical point of view, the modern Chinese concept of aesthetics of life and its modeling of a beautiful lifestyle mean creating conditions under which everyone could create their lives freely, as an artist creates art. Attention is drawn to sensual and intellectual intuition in creative activity and to the difference in approaches in Chinese and European philosophy regarding lifestyle in the dynamics of cultural development.
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