『崇高論』によるシラー美的教育論再考 : シラー美的教育論再構築への布石

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to open up new possibilities for the reconstruction of Schiller's theory of aesthetic education. Scholars have praised Schiller's Aesthetic Letters (Über die ästhetische Erziehung des Menschen) ever since it was published. However, each analyst has produced a different interpretation. Not a few point out that it is inconsistent with itself. So in this study I attempt to interpret this book while addressing the alleged contradictions and attendant confusion. This paper rests on the premise that Schiller's theory of aesthetic education is unfinished because he offered no conclusion. On the assumption that Aesthetic Letters represents a fragmentary theory, I attempt to extract the essence of this theory, which in Aesthetic Letters is reconstructed by using Schiller's theory of the "Sublime" (Über das Erhabene ). I argue that his theory is a crucial complement to the theory in Aesthetic Letters. Only through an analysis of the Sublime can we properly elucidate his theory of aesthetic education. Through a systematic analysis, it thus becomes possible to open up new possibilities to interpret his aesthetic educational theory.