Kant's analysis in the Critique of Judgment distinguishes free beauty from merely agreeable sensation, locating aesthetic value in purposive form rather than correspondence to an object.

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Agreeable sensation(as contrasted with genuine aesthetic beauty): A pleasant feeling or experience that comes from our senses—like how something tastes good or feels comfortable—but isn't necessarily considered beautiful in a deeper way.
Correspondence to an object(as what Kant argues aesthetic value does NOT depend on): The idea that something is valuable because it matches or represents a real thing in the world, or because it successfully does what it's supposed to do.
Critique of Judgment(as the specific work where Kant defended immanent teleology): One of Kant's major works that explores how we judge things as beautiful and how living organisms seem to have built-in purposes without needing an external designer.
Free beauty(Kantian aesthetics, contrasted with adherent beauty): Beauty appreciated without reference to any concept of purpose or perfection.

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