Ogai's study of aesthetics went further than that of a translator, as shown in the dispute on "anti-idealism" with Shoyo TSUBOUCHI, which also affected Katai TAYAMA.
単なる訳者にとどまらない鴎外の審美学は、坪内逍遥との没理想論争にも現れており、田山花袋にも影響を与えた。