World Religion
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Confucianism and Art
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Mullis, E. C. (2007). The ethics of Confucian artistry. The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 65(1), 99-107.
In this paper, Mullis investigates a point of convergence between the subjects of arts and ethics from a Confucian lens. Confucian thought approaches this issue by first discussing the process of artistic development undergone by artists. The practice of art is defined to be a morally stimulating activity since it invites the artist to transform themselves, find themselves a spot in a tradition, and build different relationships. Additionally, Confucianism also draws a relationship between aesthetics and ethical value. It disregards the individual morality of art and calls to incorporate the interests of societies and communities in art since it exists within those communities and societies.
The author uses Chinese calligraphy in specific and opens a discourse on the relationship between art and ritual. The discussion is extended on both moral and religious grounds. Finally, the author begins to incorporate the contributions of the Confucian approach in the contemporary discourse over the ethical critique of art.
Tceluiko, D. S. (2019, December). Influence of Shamanism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism on the development of traditional Chinese gardens. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 687, No. 5, p. 055041). IOP Publishing.
This paper is devoted to the discussion of the influence of Eastern religions on the development of landscape in China. The influence of each religion on the creations of gardens was considered. As the Focus of the topic was to examine Confucianism and art, the section where the paper discusses the influence of Confucianism on the development of Chinese gardens it is revealed that Confucianism has a huge impact on urban planning and the structure of traditional Chinese households.
Huang, S. C. (1963). Musical art in early Confucian philosophy. Philosophy East and West, 13(1), 49-60.
This journal article discusses the teachings of Confucianism in relation to art, and since poetry and music were the most prevalent in the time of Confucianism, they were the most frequent topics of discussion. The article discusses the importance of a poet in the ideal society that was envisioned in Confucian thought. Confucian thought places high importance on the existence of poetry and also encouraged his disciples to study poetry too.
Biao, G., & Alekseev-Apraksin, A. M. (2020). INFLUENCE OF CONFUCIANISM ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHINESE OPERA. Studia Culturae, (45), 145-156.
The influence of Confucianism on the growth of Chinese opera is examined in this research. A Chinese opera is a form of traditional Chinese art. Confucianism has a significant impact on its evolution, originality, work content, creative methods, and so on. Throughout opera performances, Confucianism’s principles are clearly communicated. Teaching philosophy pervades the psychological structure of imagery from various times, forming distinct cultural traits.
Liu, J. (2014). Art and aesthetics of music in classical Confucianism. In Dao companion to classical Confucian philosophy (pp. 227-244). Springer, Dordrecht.
This chapter discusses the interest of classical Confucianism with respect to aesthetics and art. The emphasis on music and poetry is explored, as depicted in both the Classics of Music (Yuejing) and the Classics of Poetry (Shijing) were both classified as the six fundamentals of Confucian classics.
Han, H. J. (2016). Lixue (理學 Ihak) the Lost Art: Confucianism as a form of cultivation of the mind. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 48(1), 75-84.
This article embarks on explaining Confucianism as the lost art of living and prompts the question of how to reembrace it. As a central approach, the cultivation of the heart-mind is discussed and it is thought to prevent us from self-oblivion and self-centeredness. Two prominent Neo-Confucians are discussed, Yi Hwang and Yi in their attempts to explain the method of Jing – being attentive and watchful.
Li, C. (2008). The philosophy of harmony in classical Confucianism. Philosophy Compass, 3(3), 423-435.
The concept of harmony in Traditional Confucianism is discussed in the study. The author summarizes the notion of harmony as it is evolved in several Confucian classics in first half of the article. The author describes the Confucian agenda of harmony in the second part, which ranges from inner harmony in the individual to harmony in the household, the nation, the global world, and finally harmony in the infinite cosmos.