生命美學的思想，即是體現個體生命面對實存的環境中，對於生命主體性意涵的認知，並進而實踐宇宙人生相應相合所彰顯「天人合一」的生命思想而呈顯的美感生命。本文試圖以中國「生命美學」的理論，通貫阮籍生命思想的主體，以達致論述阮籍生命美學思想的目的。全文在論述脈絡上，嘗試先以阮籍對《老》、《莊》的嚮往與重視，並藉此標舉道家的「自然」觀對阮籍思想的影響，其分殊的脈絡，一者說明人們違反自然所面臨的災禍，在於不斷追逐外在的同時，亦失其貞定的生命意義；二者說明順應自然對於生命的效驗，阮籍以理想士人其生能「養性延壽，與自然齊光」，死能依循自然循環之理，回歸自然，不消不虧，心氣平治，故潛身無為，依於自然之本，而後達致「逍遙以終生」之至高境界，因此美學至高境界的呈現，於阮籍生命美學的思想意涵中，是「聖人」、「大人」、「真人」與「至人」的生命體現，其達致「天人合一」純然之美，此當是阮籍生命美學思想至高境界的呈現。

The idea of life aesthetics reflects what recognition a person gets about subjective connotations of life in the face of existential environment, then, how the person goes further to fulfill in one's life the thought of ”unity of heaven and man” which is manifested from the correspondence of the universe and human beings, and which finally presents aesthetic life. The author tries to base on the theory of ”life aesthetics” and penetrate through the hypostasis of Juan Chi's life thought so as to reach the purpose of discussing the idea of Juan Chi's life aesthetics. In the thread of the discussion, the whole article would at first focus on Juan Chi's longing and emphasis upon Lau Tzu and Zhuang Zi, and then tout how Taoist ”nature perspective” influenced Juan Chi's thoughts in terms of the above-mentioned discussions. The sequence of its difference and distinction could not only illustrate what catastrophes human would confront if they do things against nature and lose their faithful & affirmative life meaning in continuous pursuit of external achievement, but could also describe what life efficacy would be while they are in harmony with nature. Juan Chi argued that an ideal intellect should ”keep a long life with regimen and get shining with the nature” in life, and die in accordance with natural circulation as returning to the nature without dissipation and minus, being serene and peaceful in mind, so that he could hide himself and do nothing, only conform the characteristics of the nature so as to achieve the supreme realm of ”carefree life.” Therefore, as far as Juan Chi's life aesthetics could take, the supreme representation of aesthetics lies in life expression and fulfillment of ”the sage,” ”the great,” ”the immortal,” and ”the perfect man” who could reach to the pure beauty of ”unity of heaven and man” which is deservedly the supreme limit of presenting Juan Chi's idea of life aesthetics.