University of Isfahan Metaphysics 2476-3276 16 37 2024 03 20 The relationship between existence and disinterestedness through works of Kant The relationship between existence and disinterestedness through works of Kant 79 92 28439 10.22108/mph.2023.137951.1487 FA Ali Salmani associate professor, Department of Philosophy of Art، Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran. Sepehr Salimi PhD Candidate, graphics department, art and architecture faculty, Bu-Ali university, Hamedan, Iran. Journal Article 2023 06 10 Kant considers pure aesthetic judgment to be disinterested and in the minute of quality and interest is a pleasure (delight) that results from the representation of the existence. In a footnote (§3), Kant declares that beauty is neither based on an interest nor establishes an interest. In explaining the concept of interest, Kant acts negatively and only by distinguishing between the agreeable and the good, depicting the disinterestedness of an aesthetic experience. In the first critique, Kant does not consider existence to be a real predicate; therefore, it is necessary to refer to his other works to find the clear and correct meaning of interest. By referring to moral works, we realize that interest is a kind of inclination towards something based on a rational rule. In this article, an attempt has been made to provide a clear concept of interest by considering the whole of Kant's aesthetic thought, to deal with the connection of interest with existence, and to answer the question of how interest is connected with the representation of existence.  Kant considers pure aesthetic judgment to be disinterested and in the minute of quality and interest is a pleasure (delight) that results from the representation of the existence. In a footnote (§3), Kant declares that beauty is neither based on an interest nor establishes an interest. In explaining the concept of interest, Kant acts negatively and only by distinguishing between the agreeable and the good, depicting the disinterestedness of an aesthetic experience. In the first critique, Kant does not consider existence to be a real predicate; therefore, it is necessary to refer to his other works to find the clear and correct meaning of interest. By referring to moral works, we realize that interest is a kind of inclination towards something based on a rational rule. In this article, an attempt has been made to provide a clear concept of interest by considering the whole of Kant's aesthetic thought, to deal with the connection of interest with existence, and to answer the question of how interest is connected with the representation of existence.  https://mph.ui.ac.ir/article_28439_755d26a2c96b3253794440e92d9a2560.pdf