The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Ep. 318: Friedrich Schiller on the Civilizing Potential of Art (Part Two)

We continue working through letters 1-15 of On the Aesthetic Education of Man (1795), helped by <a href="https://www.markusreuter.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Markus Reuter</a>. We get clearer on what Schiller means by Beauty, and how two contrary drives toward matter and form somehow cancel each other out to combine in a "play drive" that is at the heart of appreciating and creating art. Get more at <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/">partiallyexaminedlife.com</a>. Visit <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support" rel="noopener" target="_blank">partiallyexaminedlife.com/support</a> to get ad-free episodes and a <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2023/06/04/ep318-3-schiller-art-education-citizen/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion</a>.

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