Humanized Aesthetic Conceptions Of Schiller

Johann Christoph Friedrich Schiller is the famous dramatist and esthetician in German classical period. His esthetical idea assimilates the essence of Kantism and removes the inefficiency as well, so as to form his particular aesthetic conceptions. In his idea, aesthetic is not far away from every common person's reach but to perfectly melt into the human and to radiate its glamour. Such humanized aesthetic conceptions discloses the essence, the true value, the importance and the significance of aesthetic.This thesis aims at exploring the origin, essence and features of the aesthetic from the human perspective, based on the bird view of Schiller's idea. The significance and value are revealed so as to grasp the essence of Schiller and be enlightened.Firstly, the thesis analyzes the causes of human aesthetic of Schiller and reveals the objective and subjective gist. The second part argues that humanity is the union of personality and state while the society progressing, science developing and improving human reasoning lead to humanity breaking. Faced with the fact, Schiller believes that only aesthetic can remedy the broken humanity to an integrated, harmonious and charming state. In the third part, the core of Schiller's aesthetic idea is explained in detail. Schiller admires Greek spirits and pursues freedom with passion. He thinks the nature of aesthetic is the combination of matter and form, reasoning and sensing, personality and state. He believes that to show the integrated and optimistic aspect of humanity is to show aesthetic. The final aim of aesthetic is to perfect the humanity. Aesthetic is not only an artistic activity, but also the foundation of human and the world being. The last part comes to the conclusion of Schiller's humanized aesthetic conceptions and evaluates Schiller's objectively.Schiller's aesthetic conceptions reflects his attention and care on the human, humanity and the life, to argue about the issue of perfecting the human and humanity. The whole theoretical system is based on the analysis of humanity, to explain the foundation of aesthetic being and to explore the essence and significance of aesthetic, to realizing the perfection of humanity as the purpose of pursuing aesthetic from the perspective of perfecting humanity. Schiller forms an integrated system with humanity as the core. Therefore, the nature of Schiller's aesthetic idea is humanized aesthetic conceptions.