The Theoretical Dilemma and Thought Transcendence of Western Ecological Existential Aesthetics
As a consequence of modernity,ecological problems have aroused the common concern of all human beings.The rise of ecological aesthetics reflects the theoretical attempts of Chinese and foreign aestheticians to reflect on the crisis of modernity and reconstruct the relationship between human and nature based on the aesthetic existence of human.Undoubtedly,different ec-ological aesthetics are built on different normative basis,and accordingly form different theoretical paradigms.Based on the con-structive post-modern thoughts,the western ecological ontological aesthetics exposes and criticizes the mechanistic view of na-ture that initiates the crisis of modernity,realizes the aesthetic ontological shift from"nature without human beings"to"nature with human beings",responds to and fills in the silence of traditional aesthetics to the ecological crisis,and shows a positive spirit of progress.However,the metaphysical and incomplete nature of the theory cannot hide the ideological shortcomings,which make it fall into the theoretical ruts of ontological mysticism,epistemological dualism and non-historicism of historical view.Therefore,based on the generalization and grasp of the contemporary ecological situation,and facing the requirements of the times of"building China's independent knowledge system",this paper takes the theory of western ecological ontological aes-thetics as the logical starting point,and considers the broad vision of the history of Marxist thought.On the basis of deeply exca-vating the Marxist ecological aesthetics ontology,it consciously integrates the ecological wisdom of Chinese traditional aesthetics,and further opens the construction path of ecological aesthetics with Chinese characteristics.
western ecological ontologyMarxist ecological aestheticsecological aesthetics with Chinese characteristics