Abstract:There have emerged two representative opinions regarding the origin of Wang Guowei's thought as shown in his Poetic Remarks in the Human World, one being Westernness aided by Chineseness, and the other being Chineseness aided by Wesernness. The former opinion holds that Wang's fundamental ideas in Poetic Remarks in the Human World were derived from modern Western philosophy and aesthetics, which, in turn, were used to deal with traditional Chinese poetry; the latter opinion argues that Wang's basic thought originated from Chinese aesthetic traditions, which were aided by western thought in Wang's Case. The two opinions seem to be over-focused on conceptual comparison and identity; therefore, they fail to point to Wang's principle of “Life as Essence” which incorporates thought of all origins. Wang's Poetic Remarks in the Human World is a reaffirmation of the “aesthetic life”, a blending that goes beyond mere conceptual comparison and contrast.
刘锋杰. 从“西体”“中体”到“以生命为体”——与罗钢、彭玉平二先生论《人间词话》的诗学属性[J]. 浙江工商大学学报, 2015, (6): 14-24.
LIU Fengjie. Westernness, Chineseness, or Life as Essence——A Discussion with Luo Gang and Peng Yuping on the Poetic Nature of Poetic Remarks in the Human World. Journal of Zhejing Gongshang University, 2015, (6): 14-24.