马修·阿诺德其著作中诠释了其文化理论中真、善、美的内涵,提倡人们看待问题不能拘泥于事物表面,要如实看清事物发展的内在规律,探求本相之真。对于维多利亚社会的物质崇拜症和拜金热,他主张本已过分的行动应适可而止,深刻理解希腊精神的行为之善。面对一个信仰、道德及价值观念缺失的时代,他认为文化不仅能提升人们的内在美,帮助社会走向共同美好,还能使整个社会的发展充满和谐美。 In his works, Matthew Arnold interprets the connotation of truth, goodness and beauty in his cultural theory and advocates that people should not rigidly adhere to the surface of things and should observe the inherent laws governing the development of things in an honest manner and seek truth from facts. For material worship and worships money in Victorian society, he advocated that over-done actions should be done with ample understanding of the goodness of the Greek spirit. Faced with a time when faith, morals and values ​​are missing, he believes that culture can not only enhance people’s inner beauty, help the society move toward common prosperity and beauty, but also make the development of the whole society full of harmony.