The Aesthetic Dimension of Law

The paper examines the relationship between the aesthetic and the legal in the context of organic legal theory. It is noted that in the scientific research of I. A. Isaev, within the framework of this theory, the ratio of law and literature is analyzed in historical discourse. It is emphasized that the aesthetic and the legal are rooted in social activities, contribute to a holistic perception of reality, they are ways of knowing the world, aimed at educating the individual, contributing to the formation of a responsible personal position, actively involved in the transformation of the world. The rootedness of the aesthetic in law is considered at three levels, namely: ontological, epistemological and axiological. In the context of legal existence, attention is drawn to the influence of artistic culture on the formation of legal consciousness. When analyzing the epistemological level of consideration of the sphere of law, the heuristic role of beauty in the legal knowledge of the stage of post-classical science, its role in the language of law is noted. And the principle of beauty is an intermediate criterion for scientific truth, and also affects the style of scientific research. From the point of view of the axiology of law, the author analyzes the role of aesthetic categories of beauty, measure, tragic, baseless in law and legal culture. The aesthetic harmonizes law, expanding the field of social solidarity.

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