9780486437392-0486437396-On the Aesthetic Education of Man (Dover Books on Western Philosophy)

On the Aesthetic Education of Man (Dover Books on Western Philosophy)

ISBN-13: 9780486437392
ISBN-10: 0486437396
Edition: Dover Books on Western Philosophy
Author: Friedrich Schiller
Publication date: 2004
Publisher: Dover Publications
Format: Paperback 160 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780486437392
ISBN-10: 0486437396
Edition: Dover Books on Western Philosophy
Author: Friedrich Schiller
Publication date: 2004
Publisher: Dover Publications
Format: Paperback 160 pages

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On the Aesthetic Education of Man (Dover Books on Western Philosophy) (ISBN-13: 9780486437392 and ISBN-10: 0486437396), written by authors Friedrich Schiller, was published by Dover Publications in 2004. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other Aesthetics (Philosophy, History & Surveys) books. You can easily purchase or rent On the Aesthetic Education of Man (Dover Books on Western Philosophy) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Aesthetics books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.47.

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“Essential reading.” — New Society.
A classic of eighteenth-century thought, Friedrich Schiller’s treatise on the role of art in society ranks among German philosophy’s most profound works. In addition to its importance to the history of ideas, this 1795 essay remains relevant to our own time.
Beginning with a political analysis of contemporary society — in particular, the French Revolution and its failure to implement universal freedom — Schiller observes that people cannot transcend their circumstances without education. He conceives of art as the vehicle of education, one that can liberate individuals from the constraints and excesses of either pure nature or pure mind. Through aesthetic experience, he asserts, people can reconcile the inner antagonism between sense and intellect, nature and reason.
Schiller’s proposal of art as fundamental to the development of society and the individual is an enduringly influential concept, and this volume offers his philosophy’s clearest, most vital expression.

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