The Relationship between Knowledge and Aesthetic in Kantian Philosophy

In Kant's philosophical system, the aesthetic activities belong to reflective judgment, the characteristic of which is their highlighting of human freedom, which is expressed as the bottom-up return to reason through imagination. When imagination and intellectuality are in a state of freedom and harmony, the material is consistent with the rational form, resulting in beauty; when the material stimulates and damages the formation of rationality, ugliness arises. Aesthetical judgement is different from the knowledge of the provisions of the judgement; it is a dialectical movement between freedom and necessity, highlighting the integrity of the rational framework, rather than a specific concept of intellectual bondage. Knowledge and aesthetic are both under the scope of reason, therefore the acquisition of knowledge and aesthetic ability are mutually beneficial.