Formalism refers to a way of thinking and work style that only looks at the phenomenon of things without analyzing their essence. It violates the scientific principle that content determines form, form serves content, and content and form are unified. Its essence is subjectivism and utilitarianism; The fundamental reason is that the concept of political achievements is misplaced and the sense of responsibility is lacking. It is not a solid implementation, but a vigorous form to cover up contradictions and problems with a glamorous appearance. The specific performance is to bully the upper and deceive the lower, make superficial articles, be more empty than real, shout slogans against the yin, and carry them out to the letter.

religion

Religious formalism represents the importance of ceremony, ceremony and obeying rules, not its meaning.

law

Formalism is a school of law, which emphasizes the justice of the trial process rather than the final substantive result. The efficiency of the process determines the quality of the form.

anthropology

In economic anthropology, "formalism" refers to the theoretical application of neoclassical economic theory in human society.

criticize

The practice of going through formalities for the sake of formalities

The practice of going through formalities for the sake of formalities

Generally speaking, the "formalism" in the field of literature and art represents the skills of paying attention to the artistic skills, aesthetic level and diction of works; But it does not pay attention to the social and historical background of the work.

literary criticism

In the contemporary discussion about literary theory, Richards' critics and their followers-traditionally called new criticism-are sometimes called "formalists". In this case, formalism means the continuation of classical rhetoric. Russian formalism is a school of thought in the 20th century, which is based in Eastern Europe and rooted in linguistics and fairy tale theorization (the content is considered second-hand because "story" is a form and "princess" is a fairy tale princess).

poetic sentiment

In modern poetry, "formalist poet" can be said to be the opposite of "free poet". These are just labels, and they can't fully summarize the differences between them. The formalist representatives in poetry pay more attention to the rhyme, tone, number of words and sentences, rather than the theme, content or meaning of the poem itself. In order to clearly distinguish this kind of poetry from the so-called "classical poetry", the word "new formalism" is sometimes used.

film

In film research, formalism is a habit of film production. Usually, a large number of obvious film languages are used in movies, such as film editing, shooting shots, lens movement, props and scene design. , and added a lot of artificial elements to the film, focusing on the artificial film experience.

Formalist films include Einstein's Battleship potemkin, Reynet's Last Year in Marumba and Hitchcock's Blackmail.

Formalism has its ideological and theoretical basis and social and historical roots. The ideological and theoretical basis is idealism metaphysics, and the social and historical root is the negative influence of customary forces and traditional culture. There are two sources of a unit formalism.

The first is the thought of fame and fortune. Utilitarianism and selfishness are hotbeds of formalism. Individual leaders are famous for individuals and units, showing off so-called "political achievements" and keen to engage in some "star projects" with great momentum, scale and influence; Regardless of the actual situation and ability of the unit, go abroad for inspection every day, eat and drink, and waste a lot of financial and material resources of the country; Some eyes grow to the top of the head, "as long as the leaders are satisfied, they are not afraid of criticism from the masses"; Some only work for the immediate future, regardless of the long-term, in exchange for personal fame and fortune at the expense of the long-term interests of the unit.

The second is lazy style. Inertia leads to floating thoughts and prosperity in form. I like to work hard on the form, but be quick, no matter what the effect is. Some people are satisfied with documents and meetings, and are only satisfied with the original instructions from their superiors. The problem that should be grasped was not grasped in time, and the problem that should be solved was not solved well.