“立人”:中国现代人本主义美育思想的价值追求

“立人”是中国现代人本主义美育思想家共同重视的核心问题,这是由中国现代历史的内在发展要求和审美活动的基本规律所决定的。“立人”呼唤具有新质的现代人格的出现,是推动社会进步的关键性因素,而在中国特殊的现实语境中,又普遍存在着“情感教育”的不足,导致“人的素质”的欠缺,因此从“立人”的现实要求出发,在美学活动的规律制约下,重视“人”的美育教育及其情感教育就成为极其重要的内容。

"Fostering the Person": The Value Pursuit of Modern Chinese Humanist Aesthetic Education

“Fostering the person” is the core problem commonly valued by the modern Chinese humanist aesthetic educators, which is decided by the inner development of modern Chinese history and the fundamental principles of aesthetic activities. “Fostering the person”, calling for the emergence of modern characteristics with new quality, is the critical factor to propelling the social improvement. Yet in the specific realistic context of China, there exists the universal lack of affective education, which has led to the deficiency on the personal quality. So to start with the realistic demand of “fostering the person”, and restricted by the aesthetic activities, the aesthetic education valuing the “person” and the relevant affective education have been extremely important.