Abstract
In classical Chinese literary theories, "Tianji" (Heaven's scheme) as a categorical concept has its root in Taoist concept of inspiration, focusing on the conditions of timing, opportunities and changes in natural existence, and it emphasizes on the artists' reaction in response to the changing circumstances. The concept of "randomness" as applied in the Western theories of digital art, comes from the mathematical theory on probability, which focuses on the contingency of artifact and takes it as the very opportunity of exploring ideas. Neither the heaven's scheme nor randomness falls within the conceptual category of pure probability, but they reflect the human efforts to grasp the inevitable through the accidental.
First Page
165
Last Page
172
Recommended Citation
Huang, Mingfen. 2013. ""Heaven's Scheme" and Randomness from the Perspective of Comparative Literary Theories." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 33, (2): pp.165-172. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol33/iss2/1
