本文主要从道德理想主义与人文精神、道与禅宗的审美文化三大学派建构理论的被解构等方面对 2 0世纪当代中国美学研究主流的审视与问题的提出进行述评。中国美学的现代性与它的发展又在于 :(一 )走出历史的旧辙 ;(二 )进行美学的历史选择 ;(三 )采用理性科学的方法。这三个方法的理论阐述又可在事实、理论、思辨三个层面中见出。 This article reviews the mainstream of contemporary Chinese aesthetics and the issues raised in the 20th century from such aspects as the deconstruction of moral idealism and humanistic spirit, the construction of aesthetic theory of Taoism and Zen Buddhism. The modernity of Chinese aesthetics and its development lies in the following aspects: (1) getting out of the old rut of history; (2) making a historical choice of aesthetics; and (3) adopting a rational science approach. The theoretical exposition of the three methods can be seen in the three aspects of fact, theory and speculation.