Jenseits des Dualismus zwischen tierischer Natur und geistiger Natur: Kants Mensch „in zwiefacher Qualität“ und Schillers „ganzer Mensch“

Abstract

In my contribution, I discuss the important role of moral anthropological questions in the development of Schiller’s theoretical thought. I underline the fact that Schiller’s philosophical questions in Jena are much closer to those he confronted in Stuttgart – much closer than is considered to be the case in contemporary Schiller scholarship. I show how this continuity becomes evident when we take into consideration the moral anthropological topics that continued to interest Schiller throughout his life. To ground my argument, I show that the concept of the“whole human being” (i. e. the concept of a human considered in its entirety, as both sensible and rational) constitutes the continuous characteristic of Schiller’s philosophical considerations.

One more time on the alleged repugnance of Kant's ethics? Schiller's Kallias letters and the entirety of the human being

“…"3 SeeSchiller (1962). On this work, seeFalduto (2020).4 However, for a convincing account of the relevance of the Kallias Letters in the context of Schiller's aesthetics, see Acosta López (2016) andHenrich (1982).5 See, among the many contemporary studies, the best-known article byBaron (1984).6 See Rousseau's Social Contract, Book I, Chapter 8, "On the Civil State," inRousseau (2001, p. 167).7 See the Sixth Section of the Antinomy on the meaning of transcendental idealism (Kant 1781/1787, KrV A 491-497/ B519-525, English translation: 511-514) and Kant's Refutation of Idealism(Kant 1781. See also the Transcendental Aesthetic (Kant 1781/1787, KrV A19-49/B 33-73, English translation: 155-171) and the Transcendental Deduction (Kant 1781/1787, KrV B 129-169, English translation: 245-266).…”