On the Aesthetic Relationship between the Artifacts and the Obeying the Law of Life in the Eight Treatises on Obeying the Law of Life
By studying the chapte rs describing the artifacts in Eight Treatises on Obeying the Law of Life,it is found that Gao Lian took Obeying the Law of Life as the main purpose to construct the aesthetic relationship between artifacts and virtues with the features of"elegant,ancient,wonderful and clear".These characteristics are dependent on the four aspects of the aesthetic propriety,standard,interest and implication of the objects,forming the aesthetic system that Gao Lian begins with obeying the law of life and finally raises virtue through aesthetic appreciation.Further research shows that Gao Lian's aesthetic system combines and innovates the individual consciousness with the traditional aesthetic,which not only reflects the literati's emphasis on life consciousness,but also proves the liberation of individual consciousness embodied in the relationship between man and objects.Reiterating the aesthetic relationship formed between the traditional aesthetics of artifacts and the cultivation of morality in health preservation is not only an important path to build an aesthetic system with national significance,but also has important historical and cultural significance to strengthen cultural self-confidence and strengthen the construction of two civilizations.
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