魏晉清談不但有其論辯的曲折形式，也反映了才性論者辨名析理的概念析論能力，玄學論者玄遠精微的哲理，更深動活潑的體顯出清談者在交談中的修辭美，容貌儀態美，才情與機智美。《世說新語》載述了士人對話之不同話題、情境、歷程和內涵。本文試圖從對話美學的視角，廣泛的閱讀相關文獻，還原出清談的對話形式，勾畫出論題內涵的多樣性和豐富性，更饒富趣味者，在就《世說新語》所截錄的實例中，選取不同類型的精采對話來進行對話者風度、意趣及雅興的審美解說。其中特別是在交談進行時，說話的聲調美及用字遣辭的辭令美。在魏晉文士的個體自覺，個性解放及才情自由的揮灑下，清談式的對話表現出說話者個性化及才性化的生命風采，散發出生命內在的熱情與活力，洋溢了名士們活潑與自信的人格美感特質。
The practice of “pure conversations” in Wei-Jin Dynasties is not only dialectical but also expressional. Through the dialectic discourse, the theorists of Cai Xiang (“innate abilities”) manifest their analytical skills, while the theorists of Xuan Xue (“metaphysics”) reflect on their delicate philosophical notions. The participants in their rich and lively pure conversations display the art of rhetoric, the presence of elegant styles and looks, and their intelligence and quick wit. Shishuo Xinyu (or New Account of Tales of the World) contains conversations by literati discussing various topics in different contexts. Through extensive relevant readings from the perspective of dialogic aesthetics, this paper tries to return the pure conversations to their original forms and show their diversity of the topics and the depth of the discussions. Examples of various splendid dialogues collected by Shishuo Xinyu are selected to present and explan how to appreciate the beauty regarding the manner, intention, significance as well as the joy embedded in the talks; moreover, the beautiful intonation and carefully chosen words and allusions used by the conversationists will be given particular attention. Because of the individual and characteristic awareness and liberation, as well as the free expression in terms of their talents and passion, these eminent scholars of Wei-Jin Dynasties demonstrate in their pure conversations the liveliness and self-confidence.
