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Early 1993，When the author was nervously preparing for Mr. bet365 champions league's "Western Philosophy and Aesthetics" doctoral program as a graduate student in the Chinese Department of Literature, Art and Aesthetics，A senior student who is studying at the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences sent a copy of the material titled "Scholar·Warrior"，Tell me to “read it carefully”。This is an article introducing bet365 champions league’s life experience and academic achievements in the “Profiles of Contemporary Scholars” column of a magazine，Signed "Forbearance"。There is a cartoon portrait of bet365 champions league next to the title，Dark and slightly locked eyebrows，Adds a look of determination to the soft face。At that time，I have read some of bet365 champions league’s works on Western philosophy and aesthetics，I have a special liking for the book "Searching for Beauty" with the style of "aesthetic walking"，The article "Scholar·Warrior" made me get to know the person behind the theoretical treatise for the first time。A young man who grew up in Shanghai and was educated in a missionary school，Abandoned his pen and joined the army on the eve of the founding of New China，Experienced the baptism of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea，Finally found the foundation of my life in philosophical research，He also has seventeen years of experience in administrative management。There is a thread running through such rich experience，That is the pursuit of truth and beauty。

　　The road to bet365 champions league and democracy

1931，bet365 champions league was born in Shanghai into an enlightened family with modern higher education。Father graduated from the famous Soochow University Law School，Later worked as a lawyer in the Shanghai Concession Land and Construction Bureau；My mother graduated from "Southeast Sports College"，One of the first women in China to specialize in sports，Taught physical education and Chinese in middle schools after graduation，Later gave up his beloved physical education job to focus on taking care of his children，Return to family。Ruxin has received a good modern education since childhood，At the age of 4, she entered a Chinese and Western girls’ middle school run by the American church，Studying for two years from kindergarten to primary school。The Anti-Japanese War broke out in full force in 1937，Ruxin was forced to interrupt school education，I received a combination of Chinese and Western education at home with my brother and sister。In addition to inviting teachers to teach English and mathematics, parents，I also invited my father’s private school teacher from Wujiang、A stern late Qing scholar teaches classical Chinese and a grumpy female teacher teaches piano。bet365 champions league bluntly said that he hated the life of a piano boy，But his early music education sown a seed of love for art and beauty in his mind。

　1941，bet365 champions league ended family education，First studied in junior high school at Taowu Middle School founded by the Anglican Church，After three years, he went straight to high school at the High School Affiliated to Shanghai St. John's University。This period of time，Ruxin has the opportunity to learn about Shanghai during the Japanese occupation，I personally felt the patriotic passion of the people。Although the two middle schools are church schools，But pursue a policy of freedom and tolerance，Do not force students to participate in religious activities。It is in this relaxed educational environment，bet365 champions league began to read a lot of Chinese and foreign literary works，Lu Xun's "Scream", "Wandering" and "Weeds"，Ba Jin’s "Home" and "Destruction"，Ibsen's "Nora" and "The National Enemy"，and Tolstoy、Turgenev、Gorky’s works are all his favorites，The seeds of pursuit of freedom and liberation begin to sprout。

At the end of the Anti-Japanese War in 1945，14-year-old Ruxin finished high school early，Enter St. John's University，Majoring in Political Science，Minor Economics。St. John’s University except that Chinese language and Chinese history are taught in Chinese，All other courses will be taught in English，Including "Three People's Principles"，This laid a good foundation for Ruxin in English。During college，bet365 champions league was affected by the various activities organized by the students and the "demand for democracy"，Strong attraction to the student movement “want freedom”，Pursue progress，He participated in the "Reading Fellowship" organized by the underground party，Exposed to the Soviet Union’s progressive literary and artistic works and social science works，Such as "How Steel is Tempered"，And because of the "Soviet complex", he began to study Russian at home with the Belarusian who was exiled in Shanghai。December 1948，bet365 champions league joins the Communist Party of China，Become an underground party member。When Shanghai was liberated in May 1949，St. John’s University issues diplomas based on credit hours earned，bet365 champions league, who is only 18 years old, graduated from college ahead of schedule。When looking back on this study experience，bet365 champions league always said that he participated in the student patriotic movement，Not studying seriously。According to the standards of peaceful times，Maybe so；But the significance of this study experience is，Ruxin has always been on the path of science and democracy during the May Fourth Movement，Close attention to social reality makes him never a study-type scholar who "turns his ears to the outside world"，But a person with ideals、A scholar with conviction。

After graduating from college，bet365 champions league joined the Ninth Corps of the People's Liberation Army as he wished，Become an officer in the Democratic Movement Department of the Political Department，In the early days of the liberation of Shanghai, we did a lot of work to coordinate military-civilian relations。November 7, 1950，bet365 champions league crossed the Yalu River with the Ninth Corps，Fulfilled a young man’s wish to train himself in the war。As the war progresses，"Positional War" Begins，bet365 champions league works as an English translator at the headquarters，Squeezed out a little time，Reading Chernyshevsky’s books intermittently with me。"Chernyshevsky's Social and Political Views" published by bet365 champions league in "Literature, History and Philosophy" in 1956，And "On Chernyshevsky's Critique of Hegel's Aesthetics" published in "Philosophical Research" in 1958，It should be the result of studying on the Korean battlefield。

In 1955, Ruxin transferred to the Cadre Training Department of the Chinese Academy of Sciences，Engaged in administrative work，Mainly organizes scientific researchers to study Marxist theory；Another task is to establish China’s postgraduate system based on the Soviet associate doctorate system。When participating in the drafting of degree system regulations，bet365 champions league came up with the idea of ​​engaging in philosophical research，And passed the postgraduate entrance examination of the Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1956，Study Hegel’s philosophy under He Lin, a famous expert on Hegel in my country。Mr. He asked bet365 champions league to systematically read the major classics of Western philosophy from ancient Greece to Hegel，And asked him to translate while reading。With Mr. He’s training and my own efforts，bet365 champions league quickly grew into a rising star in the field of Western philosophy，Embarked on the path of philosophy and social science research。

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The research on Western philosophy before the reform and opening up mainly focused on the ideas of materialism and dialectics in the history of philosophy，There was also research on the philosophy “after Hegel” at that time，I just use it as a negative teaching material for the sake of criticism，Ruxin’s work is no exception。Really began scientific research on Western philosophy，After the reform and opening up。Hegel research is still the focus，The difference is，Previous research on Hegel mainly focused on the relationship between Hegel and Marxism，Focus on Kant、On the ideological clues from Hegel to Marx through Feuerbach，The study of Hegel’s philosophy itself is not deep enough。With the changes bet365 champions league times，Ruxin realizes the importance of re-examining Hegel’s philosophy under new historical conditions，And first of all, we pay attention to the alienation thought of young Hegel，In 1978, he published two articles, "Young Hegel's Social and Political Thoughts" and "Young Hegel's Thoughts on Labor and Alienation".。The influence of Hegel’s philosophy on scholars of your generation is huge，Not only because bet365 champions league theoretical origin relationship between Hegelian philosophy and Marxist philosophy，Also because of Hegel’s all-encompassing momentum and broad historical vision as the pinnacle bet365 champions league Western speculative philosophy system，Moreover, because Hegel’s dialectical thinking can overcome the dogmatic and simplistic ideological tendencies that often appear in reality。

While engaged in the study of German classical philosophy，bet365 champions league also turned his thinking to history。August 15, 1980，bet365 champions league published a long article in "People's Daily" "Is Humanism Revisionism？——Re-understanding of Humanism》，Reflect and criticize the erroneous idea of ​​criticizing humanism as revisionism since the founding of New China，Proposed that Marxism is most concerned about human issues，Therefore "Humanism is an essential element of Marxism"。This article not only vindicates humanitarianism，It also criticizes the errors of pan-politicization and random labeling in academia in a far-reaching sense，Clearing the obstacles for the legitimacy of theoretical research，The first step in bringing order to the ideological world。Later，This article caused some discussion under specific historical conditions，But bet365 champions league never changed his understanding of humanitarianism in his heart。In the article titled "The Tragic Ending of "Swan Lake" and Salomé's Love" in the first edition of "The Search for Beauty" in 1992，The theme of the relationship between humanism and Marxism echoes again。bet365 champions league pointed out clearly，Precisely because human issues were not discussed in past philosophical and aesthetic studies，Leaving a theoretical blank，Give various non-Marxist doctrines a chance。“If Marxism is to truly enter the depths of people’s hearts，Become a guide in life，Then we must not only solve social development problems，And answer the real, personal questions that confuse people，Including opinions on love and death。This is a new and broad area that awaits our great efforts。”These reflections and criticisms are of great significance，Historical Proof，bet365 champions league’s understanding is correct。

1981，bet365 champions league was selected by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences to be a one-year visiting scholar at Harvard University，Hosted by the famous philosopher Putnam。Because I studied in an American church school since I was a child，bet365 champions league is not particularly unfamiliar with Western culture，But I am very unfamiliar with analytic philosophy, which is the mainstream of American philosophy，Feeling that there is no possibility of dialogue。After communicating with foreign scholars，bet365 champions league decided to take advantage of Harvard’s free and open academic atmosphere and rich book collection，Consciously pay attention to another line of thought "after Hegel" that focuses on individual survival besides Marx's philosophy，Beginning to study the philosophies of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche which Jaspers said “opened our eyes”。1982，bet365 champions league wrote "Review of Kierkegaard's Thoughts"，This article was not published until 1985 in Volume 8 of "Critical Biography of Famous Western Philosophers"，This is the first work in China that comprehensively reflects Kierkegaard’s philosophical thoughts。Since serving as Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 1982，bet365 champions league also found time to write other papers on Kierkegaard，2008 with "Behold，Published under the title Kierkegaard the Man。This book is a dialogue between bet365 champions league and Kierkegaard from the standpoint of Marxist philosophy。

bet365 champions league’s research on Nietzsche was also earlier。1985，"On the Origin of Nietzsche's Theory of Tragedy—One of the Research Notes on the Book "The Birth of Tragedy"" published in the first volume of "Foreign Aesthetics"，The more comprehensive paper "Nietzsche's Aesthetics and Literary Thoughts" was published in "Red Flag" magazine in 1988。

bet365 champions league’s research on Kierkegaard and Nietzsche not only started early，And he had a critical attitude from the beginning。bet365 champions league once made it clear，I don’t like Kierkegaard，I don’t want others to follow Kierkegaard’s path of pessimism and despair about life and ultimately turning to God。For Nietzsche，bet365 champions league relentlessly reveals the contradictions in his thoughts，He once wrote in a book preface，"Before the judgment seat of history，Only the weak need defense，Nietzsche is by no means weak。What he needs is not a defense，But understand”。Ruxin insists，Academic research is a scientific undertaking，Rather than becoming a believer or advocate of the object of study。The first chapter of the first doctoral thesis submitted by the author on Kierkegaard was completely rejected by my husband，The reason is that the author is completely captured by Kierkegaard’s thought and writing style，Lack of “critical attitude”。This "critical attitude" awakened the author at the right time，Becomes the starting point of the author’s scholarship。

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bet365 champions league is a recognized aesthetician in the academic circle，Although he is always humble，Said that he is not an "expert specializing in aesthetics，Can only be considered an amateur”。As early as 1963，bet365 champions league published a collection of aesthetic essays "History of Western Aesthetics"。In this "collection of exercises" that bet365 champions league considers himself，His study of Plotinus is worth mentioning。In that era，Even around the world, the Middle Ages still bear the reputation of the "Dark Ages"，But Ruxin relies on his high academic sensitivity，I don’t believe that the thousand-year Middle Ages will achieve nothing in terms of thought。In the case of extreme lack of information，He used the English translation of Plotinus's works and other scattered materials included in the history of aesthetics materials，Written the article "Plotinus on Beauty—A Preliminary Study of Neoplatonic Aesthetics"，Shows academic foresight。20 years later，bet365 champions league published the second collection of aesthetic essays "The Continuation of the Historical Essays on Western Aesthetics"，Shows a broader academic vision。From ancient Greece Plato、Aristotelian aesthetics to Plotinus in the Middle Ages，Lessing and Diderot from the Enlightenment Period in Germany and France，To Kant in the period of German classical philosophy、Hegel、Xie Lin，The thoughts of key periods and key figures in the history of Western aesthetics have successively become bet365 champions league’s research objects。After reform and opening up，Ruxin also starts from Nietzsche’s aesthetics，Follow the clues of Western irrationalism，Exploring the issue of the unconscious in modern aesthetics，To a certain extent, it opens up the clues of the ancient and modern development of Western aesthetics。

In the past 20 years of research on the history of Western aesthetics，The proposition that Socrates said at the end of "Hippias" that "beauty is difficult"，And Goethe’s “Theory is Gray，The famous saying "The tree of life is evergreen" has always been lingering in bet365 champions league's heart。Ruxin realizes，If you want to study the history of aesthetics in depth，Inseparable from the study of the history of philosophy，Inseparable from art；Aesthetic research should avoid going from concept to concept、The road from theory to theory，Turn to the kingdom of art，Artistic creation that directly faces human beings。After serving as Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences，Ruxin has the opportunity to go abroad for academic visits and exchanges，Visited many well-known European art museums、Museum，Also enjoyed performances by high-level art groups，But he did not stop being intoxicated and moved by the works of art，But relying on years of research in philosophy and aesthetics，Theoretical sublimation of individual artistic feelings。In the article "The Inspiration of the Potato Eaters"，bet365 champions league described the visual impact and spiritual shock he received when he saw Van Gogh's famous painting "The Potato Eaters" in Amsterdam，He found that what was reflected in Van Gogh's paintings was not "pleasant beauty"，But "a kind of beauty that makes people want to cry，The unbearable beauty，Breathless beauty”。Starting from this intuitive feeling，Ruxin further focuses on the relationship between art and reality、Reflect on the alienation issues of individuals in modern society，This article can be called a model of aesthetics and art research with a high philosophical level。

After bet365 champions league resigned as vice president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 1998，He devoted more time to the comparative study of world civilizations，Hope to gain understanding and mutual learning from different civilizations，Develop a strategy that can not only actively promote the construction of our country’s civilization but also effectively respond to the challenges of foreign civilizations。The multi-volume works "World Civilization Series" and "World Civilization General Theory" that he led and edited have achieved good social effects。Did Ruxin’s exploration of aesthetics stop during this period?？None。2019，bet365 champions league published his first novella "A Person's First Love"。The novel is based on the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea，It is a work in which memories of youth and reflections on war are closely intertwined，The structure is a tribute to the Soviet writer Sholokhov's "The Experience of a Person"。The novel was published in the "Military Literature Special Issue" of the 8th issue of "People's Literature"，Soon to be reprinted in the 2019 Issue 9 of "Selected Novels" run by the Chinese Writers Association，Later was included in the "2019 Selection of Chinese Novellas" compiled and selected by the Creative Research Department of the Chinese Writers Association。For bet365 champions league, who is writing a novel for the first time，This success came a bit suddenly；But for scholars who have been engaged in philosophy and aesthetics research for more than 60 years，Everything seems to be going smoothly，It will be a matter of course。

After the outbreak bet365 champions league new coronavirus pneumonia，Ruxin has lived in the suburbs of Beijing for more than a year，Can only communicate with the outside world by phone。During this period, the author once couriered some literature and art books I saw to him，Such as "Famous Paintings on the Left, Science on the Right", "Only Noise Remains: Listening to the 20th Century", etc.，Mr. will read it with great interest every time。Before the Spring Festival in 2021，The author selected "Modern Art: 19th and 20th Centuries" by the famous art historian Shapiro from the "Research on Art Theory" translation collection of Phoenix Library。A few days later，Mr. Ruxin called to share his experience，And tell the author，He read the English version of this book many years ago。Mr.’s pursuit of truth and beauty has never stopped...

　　(Author’s affiliation: Institute of bet365 champions league, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)