Letters on Aesthetic Education are 27 letters that Schiller wrote to the Duke of Augustinburg during the period of 1793- 1794. Under the background of the French Revolution, based on Kant's principles, Schiller deeply analyzed the relationship between human sensibility and rationality, aesthetics and art, and thought that the development path of human beings was from a natural person dominated by sensibility to a rational person whose spirit could dominate matter.
Only when the two impulses develop at the same time can people have freedom, and beauty can link and unify the two. Relying on aesthetics, Schiller thinks about ways to improve human nature and society, showing deep concern for human destiny. Schiller attached great importance to this book, calling it "the best thing I have done in my life". This book is one of the most important works in the history of German philosophy, which is thought-provoking and timeless.
Author's brief introduction and excerpts:
Friedrich? Schiller, playwright, poet, historian and philosopher. In his early years, he was a representative of the famous "Running Movement" in the history of German literature, and his later creation turned to classicism, with a theme close to the grand theme of social change and a tragic style. His masterpieces are Conspiracy and Love, William? Tuir and others. , and Goethe and called "Germany's greatest writer"
Excerpt: I'm not unaware of the strengths of the current generation. If they are measured on the overall intelligence scale, their strength is no less than that of the best generation in ancient times.
However, they must get together and dare to start competition. They must compete with everyone. I would like to ask, which single modern person dares to compete with a single Athenian for the value of one-on-one competition?