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Friedrich Schiller

On the Aesthetic Education of Man

€13,95

Man defines himself by his deeds - and what kind of image of man do we see in the mirror of our present times?' The poet and dramatist Friedrich Schiller was also a profound philosopher, who described his work On the Aesthetic Education of Man as 'the best thing that I have done in my life'. This impassioned treatise analyses politics, revolution and human nature to define the relationship between beauty, art and morality. Expressed as a series of letters to a patron, it argues that only an aesthetic education - rather than government reform, religion or moral teachings - can achieve a truly free society, and must be placed at the heart of human experience.

One of the most important works of German philosophy, its arguments remain as arresting and inspiring as when they were first written. Translated by Keith Tribe with an introduction and notes by Alexander Schmidt

Format: Paperback
Published: in UK in 2016
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Pages: 224
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780141396965
ISBN 10: 0141396962

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On the Aesthetic Education of Man

€13,95