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

Christophe Fricker

Ed. by Gerhard P. Knapp, University of Utah
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

Domains

Aesthetics

Dates

First circulation or publication 1793

Places

Germany (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Essays/ Lectures (any)

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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 23 November 2024.]