无用之用——王国维审美功利说及其影响简论

审美和功利的矛盾是贯穿美学与文学始终的矛盾。作为中国近现代美学思想的发轫者,王国维在借鉴以康德等为代表的西方审美超利害说的基础上,结合中国社会的实际,糅进古老的诗教传统,形成了独特的审美功利主义。蔡元培、鲁迅和朱光潜等在这一思想的影响下,建立自己的美学世界,从而完成了中国古代美学向现代美学的嬗变。

Useless Value--On the discourse upon utility in esthetic of Wang Guo-wei and its affects

The contradiction between esthetics and utility exists through the course of esthetics and literature. Under the foundation of western theory of disinterest that takes Kant as representative, Wang Guo-wei formed his unique esthetic utilitarianism combining with reality of the society of China. Under this Influence, scholar such as Cai Yuan-pei, Lu Xun and Zhu Guang-qian and so on establish their own esthetic theories and realize the conversion from Chinese traditional esthetics to modern ones.