The submitted study presents a philosophical assessment of the Kant's Theory of Aesthetics, which is mainly exposed in his "Critique of Judgment". In the author's view Kant's Theory represents one of the most important interpretations of the fundamental philosophical problem of aesthetic Being in the modern history of philosophy, and is, at the same time, one of the best examples of Cartesian account of the metaphysical foundations of aesthetics. Upon reflection this fact turns out to be a very important one (...) for our understanding of philosophical origins of modern aesthetics. (edited). (shrink)

The study deals with Kant's theory of aesthetics, which is mainly exposed in his "Critique of Judgment". This theory represents one of the most important interpretations of the problem of aesthetic being and is one of the best examples of the Cartesian account of the philosophical foundations of aesthetics. In the submitted study it is emphasized that Kant in his theory relied upon previous aesthetic theories of the 18th century, especially those of the German and English philosophers of the period (...) of the Enlightenment. On the other hand it is stressed that Kant's conception was a great achievement in the field of original philosophical thought. Especially his conception of universal validity of aesthetic judgments apriori was an outstanding example of Kant's ability to find a new original solution of old philosophical problems. Kant's final humanistic account of aesthetics and its close relation to ethics is also very important. (shrink)