The Meaning Generation Mechanism of the Chinese Pan-aesthetic Tradition
Pan-aesthetic is a distinctive feature of the Chinese aesthetic tradition,with aesthetic meaning pervading all aspects of traditional Chinese social life.However,the pan-aesthetic trait of traditional Chinese aesthetics requires a new theoretical approach.Semiotic aesthetics,which is the basic theory and methodology of formal meaning analysis of all"aesthetic texts,"provides us with a lens to see the unique meaning generation mechanism of the Chinese pan-aesthetic tradition:the quadruple sliding of meaning,the"partial sliding"of meaning and the coexistence of four qualities of meaning,the cross-border sliding of meaning,and the construction of pan-aesthetic synthesis.The four distinct meaning dimensions of traditional Chinese aesthetic signs are mutually compatible,interpenetrating,and coexisting.Thus,while aesthetic meanings are generated,they are fully opened to the human life world,timely elevating to a spiritual state of harmony between humanity and nature.
Chinese traditional aestheticspan-aestheticsemiotic aesthetics