“美是道德的象征”的现代意义

On the Modern Significance of "Beauty Symbolizes Ethics"

“美是道德的象征”,说明了人类可以通过审美由自然走向自由。后人认为它的缺陷在于主观性,但运用层次论的方法分析可知,康德用审美沟通人与自然的学说,是马克思实践学说的有益补充。只有将两者结合起来,才不会有所偏颇。在工具理性盛行的今天,康德这一论述有着特殊的意义。

＂Beauty symbolizes ethics/illustrates that man can move on to freedom via aesthetics. But its defect is its subjectivity. It can be known, by applying the stratification method, that E. Kante＇s theory of connecting man and nature through aesthetics is a beneficial supplement to Marxism. In today＇s world of emphasizing instrumentality, Kante＇s theory has a special significance.