本质主义认为事物内部蕴含着本质的看法,从古希腊时代开始就在相当程度上主宰了西方哲学的思想历程,并渐渐形成为一种本质主义倾向。十九世纪以来,本质主义遭到各种质疑和批判。书法领域的本质主义者也将书法定义为一种凝固不变的事物,并热衷寻求某种至高无上的绝对标准,这种思路遭到了历史主义(或“关系主义”)的挑战。书法本质主义具有三种类型,它们各有其特点、成因,均对书法发展形成消极影响。本文进行了初步的分析和阐释。 Essentialism holds that the interior of things contains an essential view. From the beginning of ancient Greece, it largely dominates the course of thought of western philosophy and gradually becomes a tendency of essentialism. Since the nineteenth century, essentialism has been questioned and criticized in various ways. Essentialists in the field of calligraphy also define calligraphy as an immutable thing and are keen to find some absolute supremacy that has been challenged by historicism (or “relationalism”). There are three types of calligraphy essentialism, each of them has its own characteristics and causes, which have a negative impact on the development of calligraphy. This article has carried on the preliminary analysis and the explanation.