The Moral Dimension of Qiyun Aesthetics and Some Resonances with Kant and Schiller
The Moral Dimension of Qiyun Aesthetics and Some Resonances with Kant and Schiller
Author(s): Xiaoyan HuSubject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Fine Arts / Performing Arts
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: qiyun; shenhui; spiritual communion; Confucian doctrine of sincerity; moral relevance of art; Kant;Schiller;
Summary/Abstract: In this paper, I suggest that the notion of qiyun (qi: spirit; yun: consonance) in the context of landscape painting involves a moral dimension. The Confucian doctrine of sincerity involved in bringing the landscapist’s or audience’s mind in accord with the Dao underpins the moral dimension of spiritual communion between artist, object, audience, and work. By projecting Kant’s and Schiller’s conceptions of aesthetic autonomy and the moral relevance of art onto the qiyun-focused context, we see that the reflection on parallels and differences between the two cultural traditions helps to better understand the moral dimension of qiyun aesthetics.
Journal: Estetika: The European Journal of Aesthetics
- Issue Year: 58/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 129-143
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English