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On Taoist Natural Aesthetic Personality

Jian De-bin

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In the system of Taoist thought represented by Zhuangzi,the word means naturally,of oneself.The Taoist doctrine that must conform to the earth,earth to heaven,heaven to Tao and Tao to tells us that is the fundamental law of the universe and of human society.In the Taoist philosophy and aesthetics,the concept that Tao must Conform to nature really means that man must conform to nature,i.e. man must intrprete his own nature and standardize his life in conformity with the natural world and his self perosonality so as to shape a natural aesthetic personality.This kind of aesthetic personality,in the negative sense,advocates accepting one's destiny and do nothing to change it,in the positive sense,it emphasizes following the nature.The base of this extraordinary personality exists not in the real society but in the imaginary nowhere.

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In the system of Taoist thought represented by Zhuangzi,the word means naturally,of oneself.The Taoist doctrine that must conform to the earth,earth to heaven,heaven to Tao and Tao to tells us that is the fundamental law of the universe and of human society.In the Taoist philosophy and aesthetics,the concept that Tao must Conform to nature really means that man must conform to nature,i.e. man must intrprete his own nature and standardize his life in conformity with the natural world and his self perosonality so as to shape a natural aesthetic personality.This kind of aesthetic personality,in the negative sense,advocates accepting one's destiny and do nothing to change it,in the positive sense,it emphasizes following the nature.The base of this extraordinary personality exists not in the real society but in the imaginary nowhere.

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In the system of Taoist thought represented by Zhuangzi,the word means naturally,of oneself.The Taoist doctrine that must conform to the earth,earth to heaven,heaven to Tao and Tao to tells us that is the fundamental law of the universe and of human society.In the Taoist philosophy and aesthetics,the concept that Tao must Conform to nature really means that man must conform to nature,i.e. man must intrprete his own nature and standardize his life in conformity with the natural world and his self perosonality so as to shape a natural aesthetic personality.This kind of aesthetic personality,in the negative sense,advocates accepting one's destiny and do nothing to change it,in the positive sense,it emphasizes following the nature.The base of this extraordinary personality exists not in the real society but in the imaginary nowhere.

Key concepts: Heaven, Nothing, Destiny (ISS module), Natural (archaeology), Personality, Aesthetics, Philosophy, Harmony (color)

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