从史前陶器看华夏审美意识起源的哲学基础

华夏审美意识的起源,与一些较为抽象的范畴及概念的萌芽、完善和发展有着密切的关系,如对“圆”的执著、对“道”与“器”的体认、对“虚”与“实”的思考,以及对“阴”与“阳”的抽象等。这些概念不仅成为后来中国美学史的重要范畴,同时也成为了中国哲学史的重要范畴。然而追根溯源,这些观念早在史前时代就已经萌芽,并与陶器的产生和发展形成了密切的关系。

A Look at the Philosophical Foundation of the Origin of the Cathaysian Aesthetic Awareness in the Light of Prehistorical Earthenwares

The Origin of the Cathaysian aesthetic awareness is closely related with the germination, formation and development of some of more abstract categories and conceptions, such as persistence in "circle", perceptive insight into "the Taoz" ("the way") and the "imptements", speculation on "the void" and "the actual", as well as abstraction of "yin" (the feminine or negative principle in nature) and "yang" (the masculine or positive principle in nature). These conceptions constitute most important categories not only in the history of Chinese aesthetics, but also in the history of Chinese Philosophy. In getting to the root of the matter, however, we can see that these conceptions had already budded in the prehistorical times and had been closely connected with the emergence and development of the pottery.