The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

PREMIUM-Ep. 319: Schiller on Experiencing Beauty (Part Three)

We complete our treatment of On the Aesthetic Education of Man by considering its final letters in more detail. Does Reason really make us more moral? And does the embrace of Beauty really point us to Reason, or does self-consciousness rule out immersion in art? If you're not hearing <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2023/06/16/ep319-3-schiller-beauty-citizen/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">the full version of this part of the discussion</a>, sign up via one of the options described at <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support" rel="noopener" target="_blank">partiallyexaminedlife.com/support</a>.

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