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This study focused on the aesthetics of The Analects of Confucius and , according to the book, tried to build a life aesthetics based on the moral essence of Confucianism.
In the introduction, we discussed 1. Main problems of the aesthetics of Confucianism 2.Subjects and range of the aesthetics of Confucianism 3.The function and importance of The Analects of Confucius in the aesthetics of Confucianism 4. How the aesthetics of The Analects of Confucius on influenced the aesthetics existed in different stages of Chinese history.
There are six chapters in the study: In the first chapter, we discussed the essence of the aesthetics of Confucius; in the second chapter, the beauty of neutralization and harmony were discussed; in the third chapter, we focused on how Confucius thought about the relation between “benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom, and credence”and the asthetics. In the following chapter, Confucius’s point of view of the relation between the personalities and the beauty of living in the benevolence was discussed. In chapter five, we discussed how Confucius thought about the beauty of life and living. In the last chapter, how Confucicus thought about the relation between asthetics and education.
The version of The Analects of Confucius we used in the study is Chu Shi’s version, “ Four books notes ”. Confucians’point of views in different stages of Chinese history were also taken into account . Such as : Zheng Xuan ,“ The Analects of The Confucius Note”, Qin and Han Dynasties . He Yan , “ The Analects of The Confucius Collected Annotations ”﹐Huang Kan , “ The Analects of The Confucius Righteousness Sparse”and Wang Bi ,“ The Analects of The Confucius Clear up Doubts ”, Wei , Jin and North-South Dynasties . Han Yu ,“ The Analects of The Confucius Note ”and Han Yu , and Li Ao, common Zhuancheng of“ The Analects of The Confucius Pen Solution ”, Tang Dynasty . Books of Zhang Zai ﹑Cheng Yi﹑Cheng Hao﹑Zhou Dun Yi , and Xing Bing ,“ The Analects of The Confucius Righteousness Sparse ”, Song Dynasty . Xu Qian ,“ Read four books Books ”, Yuan Dynasty . Wang Shou Ren ,“ Wang Wen Cheng Britannica ”, Ming Dynasty . Liu Bao Nan ,“ The Analects of The Confucius of Justice ”﹐Jiao Xuns ,“ The Analects of The Confucius through Introduction and Interpretation ”﹐Wang Fu Zhi ,“ Read Four Books Daquan Said ”and Li Gong ,“ The Analects of The Confucius mass injection ”, Qing Dynasty . Li Ze Hou ,“ The Analects of The Confucius Nowadays Reading ”.
Reference works History of Chinese Philosophy, Chinese traditional aesthetics, Confucian aesthetics, philosophy dictionary, thesaurus aesthetics, contemporary scholars, etc. and experts.
In the beginning of the study, we discussed the main thoughts and morality of The Analects of Confucius, further, the relevant content and the influence of the aesthetics were concerned. In the conclusion, we emphasized how the moral beauty of The Analects of Confucius positively influenced our schools, families, society and our country.
The harmony of the body and soul is the best quality of a person, a clear mind and fully self-understanding is the best appearance of a person.We should seek inward rather than outward. Writing down the “Tao” in my mind is the philosophical road that I want to journey on. Hope this study would be helpful for our educational environment.
Keywords : The Analects of Confucius, Confucius, Morality, Aesthetics, Benevolence, Tao .
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