The Aesthetics of the Sublime in Chinese Thought and in Zhuangzi

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10.2991/assehr.k.201215.346How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Chinese Thought, chong-gao, virtue, sublime, zhuangzi

Abstract

The Sublime is an important concept in Western aesthetics, and many great thinkers from ancient times to the present have discussed this topic. So, in Chinese thought, is there a concept equivalent to sublime? First, through linguistic analysis and comparative study, this essay will focus on chong-gao and zhuang-mei, trying to reveal their origins and evolutions, as well as their similarities and differences with sublime. Then, through the analysis of the fifth chapter of Zhuangzi, this essay will explore the idea of the sublime implicit in Zhuangzi’s thought. In conclusion, this essay believes that the aesthetics of the sublime also exists in Chinese thought, especially in the thought of Zhuangzi.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jin Qian
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/18
TI  - The Aesthetics of the Sublime in Chinese Thought and in Zhuangzi
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Education, Language, Art and Inter-cultural Communication (ICELAIC 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 285
EP  - 288
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201215.346
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201215.346
ID  - Qian2020
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