康德自由范畴及其美学意义

康德所谓自由,本旨是先天的道德法则,自觉的道德行为.道德的法则和行为都是以自己为根据和原因的,故而自由.自由不仅与自然无涉,而且与自然无法沟通.审美的主要功能在于沟通自由与自然两个世界.自由的美学意义体现在它给审美活动提供一个不受因果律支配,不受功利束缚的维度,使审美判断成为自由的愉快.

Kant's Category in Freedom and Its Esthetic Sense

The so-called freedom of Kant rests its original intention on inborn moral axioms and conscious moral behavior. Hence self is considered as the reason and foundation for the moral axioms and behavior, therefore, there is no relationship between freedom and nature, nor could them communicate with each other. The main function of esthetics is to link up the two world--freedom and nature, and the esthetic sense of freedom is to offer the esthetic action with a space where is free from causality and utility, and turning esthetic judgment into a pleasant of freedom.