MULAO FOLK SONGS FROM A PRAGMATIC PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

This paper analyzes the development history of pragmatism as a philosophical school, as well as the definition and influence of pragmatism on art. The article observes the folk songs of the Mulao people in northwest Guangxi from the standpoint of pragmatism philosophy, analyzes the humanistic thoughts in the folk songs, the ethnic identity widely existing in group consciousness, and the national optimism of putting life first, highlighting the relationship between the national culture of the Mulao people and the historical inheritance of the Chinese nation.