Friedrich Schiller, Über Anmut und Würde [On Grace and Dignity]

Christophe Fricker
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In his essay

Über Anmut und Würde

[

On Grace and Dignity

, 1793], Schiller continues to explore notions of outer and of inner beauty, building on his definition in the

Kallias

letters of beauty as “Freiheit in der Erscheinung” [freedom in appearance]. Looking for an objective principle of beauty and making the case that reason can be

seen

, Schiller goes beyond Kantian moral philosophy – and also beyond the mere aesthetic, concerning himself with moral and anthropological aspects of beauty as well. Having studied Kant’s

Kritik der Urteilskraft

[

Critique of Judgment

, 1790] in some detail, Schiller sees his enquiry firmly rooted in the Kantian conceptual framework. He nevertheless establishes his own direction, and explicitly mentions what he finds inadequate about Kant’s position.…

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Citation: Fricker, Christophe. "Über Anmut und Würde". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 31 January 2007 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=21607, accessed 19 March 2024.]

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