Abstract: There are many sources in Mou Zongsan's aesthetic thought from the perspective of genealogy.Kant's aesthetics is the direct reason and the specific context for Mou Zongsan's aesthetic thought,which is in a leading position in his theoretical sources.The moral consciousness in Mou Zongsan's aesthetic thought originates from Kant's analysis of "four opportunities",and some of Kant's aesthetic concepts,such as aesthetic super-utility,are retained in Mou Zongsan's moral aesthetics.Confucian moral theory also plays a decisive and leading role.In terms of aesthetic thought as a whole,Confucian moral theory determines the clue and direction of Mou Zongsan's aesthetic thought;and from the local composition of aesthetic thought,"moral conscience" directly affects the structure of his aesthetic thought and the determination of related concepts.By solving the problem of communication between nature and freedom within the threshold of "moral conscience",aesthetic activity becomes a part of the moral world,thus changing Kant's setting of the two boundaries between emphasis on the self-existence of aesthetic independence and aesthetic communication.The influence of the practical meaning of one's own academic thought on Mou Zongsan's aesthetic thought is manifested in attaching importance to the subject life,emphasizing the realistic and inclusive characteristics of life,and taking the relationship between ontology and time theory as the approach to highlight the practicality of Chinese philosophy.While carrying out the task of constructing aesthetic theory,Mou Zongsan also left some unsolved issues at the same time.

Key words: Mou Zongsan, aesthetic thought, Kant's aesthetics, Confucian morality, moral conscience