EPISTEMOLOGICAL AESTHETICIZATION IN KANT'S PHILOSOPHY

This article focuses on the problems of epistemological aestheticization in Kantian philosophy, which consist in justifying the foundational role of aesthetic factors in cognitive activity. The paper argues for the inseparable connection between "transcendental aesthetics" and the critique of "judgment of taste", and defines the role of "transcendental dialectics" in grounding "aesthetic judgment". As a result, two foundational factors of Kantian epistemological aestheticization are identified. Firstly, the basic structures of our cognition, starting from elementary forms of intuition, largely contain aesthetic components. Secondly, in the epistemological sphere, the aesthetic factor reconciles heterogeneous cognitive abilities, ensuring a general harmony between the subjective and the objective. The relevance of Kantian aesthetic reflection is demonstrated through contemporary critical philosophy, philosophy of science, and the history of natural science.