Aesthetic Education and Self-Consciousness of Humankind. Friedrich Schiller in Hermann Cohen’s Thought

Hermann Cohen examined Schiller’s thought primarily in his two major works on aesthetics: Kants Begründung der Ästhetik (1889) and Ästhetik des reinen Gefühls (1912). The central focus of Cohen’s reflections on Schiller is the role of aesthetics within the philosophical system and the relationship between aesthetics and the first two parts of the system. However, this topic evolves significantly between the two works. This shift is also reflected in a change of attitude toward Schiller’s concept of aesthetic education.