反对形而上学与现代美学的出路

现代西方美学把反对形而上学的二元论思维方式作为自己的主要使命,并因此而形成了两大思想传统直观主义和解释学。直观主义试图通过消除审美主体的各种先入之见来克服主客体之间的对立;解释学则把主体的先入之见作为审美理解得以可能的前提,认为理解者与理解对象之间的解释学循环可以超越这种二元对立。后现代美学对于现代美学的上述努力采取了否定态度,认为西方语言的固有特征导致西方思想不可能从根本上超越形而上学。但超越形而上学的关键在于抛弃形而上学的意义理论,不再把合乎逻辑作为判断语言和思想的标准。从这个角度来看,文学和艺术语言本身就具有超越形而上学的潜能。

Objecting Metaphysics and the Outlet of Modern Aesthetics

Modern aesthetics regards objecting metaphysics as its major task, and forms two thought tradition: Intuitionism and Hermeneutics. The former wants to overcome the contradiction between subject and object through clearing up the preconceived idea of the subject, while the latter through hermeneutic circle. However, all of these efforts are denied by postmodern aesthetics, for the latter thinks that western thought could not surpass metaphysics thoroughly because western languages are alphabetic writings. In my opinion, the key to surpassing metaphysics is to abandoning logocentrism of language. From this angle, the language of literature and art itself has the power of surpassing metaphysics.