随着反本质主义在中国的滥觞,国内一些学者借助于分析美学对"美的本质"的批判,而将"美的本质"斥为一个"伪命题",并试图以之作为否定马克思主义实践观美学的一个重要理据。而从分析美学批判"美的本质"的实质和成效来看,只是否定自柏拉图以来直到19世纪中期作为"形而上学"的"美的本质",而非否定作为"形而上"命题的"美的本质"。从分析美学批判"美的本质"后陷入的困局来看,分析美学所坚守的"语言大厦"只不过是一种新的形而上学的本质观,很快就被解构主义所拆解。而马克思主义实践观美学业已自觉地终结了对"美的本质"作形而上学思考的进路,实现"实践转向",不仅超越了西方形而上学本质观,而且破解了西方美学在否定了形而上学美的本质观后陷入的困局。因此,从分析美学批判"美的本质"的实质、成效及其困局与马克思主义实践观美学取得的实绩几个方面看,将"美的本质"界定为一个伪命题是缺乏根据的。
In response to the increased anti-essentialisms and criticisms of nature of beauty ,certain scholars attempt to challenge the Marxist practical aesthetics .Analytic aesthetics which is aimed at criti-cism of the nature of beauty turns to only defy the metaphysics of the 19th century since the time of Prato . The building of language formed by the impasse of the essentialisms is readily deconstructed .In contrast , Marxist practical aesthetics heads to the practical orientations ,breaking through the impasse of the west-ern metaphysical aesthetics ,and far surpassing the western metaphysical essentialism .