Schiller As Philosopher: A Re-Examination / Edition 1

by Frederick Beiser

Overview

Fred Beiser, renowned as one of the world's leading historians of German philosophy, presents a brilliant new study of Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805), rehabilitating him as a philosopher worthy of serious attention. Beiser shows, in particular, that Schiller's engagement with Kant is far more subtle and rewarding than is often portrayed. Promising to be a landmark in the study of German thought, Schiller as Philosopher will be compulsory reading for any philosopher, historian, or literary scholar engaged with the key developments of this fertile period.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199282821
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/22/2005
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	298
Product dimensions:	9.22(w) x 6.36(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Syracuse University

Table of Contents

Introduction1. Early Philosophy2. An Objective Aesthetic3. Grace and Dignity4. Argument and Context of the Asthetische Briefe5. Dispute with Kant6. Autonomy versus Enlightenment7. The Philosophy of Freedom8. Theory of TragedyAppendix 1: Rhetoric and Philosophy in Schiller's EssaysAppendix 2: The Neo-Kantian Interpretation of SchillerBibliographyIndex

Editorial Reviews

This is an important, scholarly attempt to evaluate Schiller as a philosopher. It forges new understandings of his stance on such essential subjects as beauty, aesthetics, and the theory of drama. Beiser (Syracuse Univ.) takes a chronological view, including letters, essays in periodicals, and even the footnotes that accompany essential documents. He includes a strong bibliography and two appendixes, one about rhetoric and philosophy in Schiller's essays and the other about the neo-Kantian interpretation of Schiller. Accessible to readers without knowledge of German, this study is particularly valuable because it revisits the accepted wisdom about Schillers' relationship to such significant philosophers as Fichte and Rousseau. [Beiser] calls for greater attention to primary sources as scholars continue to evaluate Schiller's philosophical contribution to has age and our own. —Choice

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