2.0 On the Aesthetic Education of Man.

Based on my reading and understanding of  “Letters Upon The Aesthetics Education Of Man" by J. C. Friedrich Von Schiller, the collections of letters written by Schiller is all about his intelligent and very deep perspective about beauty in the aesthetics. All the words, point of view, elaborations and examples brilliantly fabulous that can even be used as a reference to the world of art and humanization nowadays.

Each true man have his own principle in life. So did Schiller. These letters shows his love towards Beauty and art in human even for himself. As what that i had read, There are lots of issues that can be discuses in this blog. The main point that i can state that how the beauty and art being the part of aesthetic, how the combinations for these two elements can build a better days and happiness towards future civilizations, and what is the principle of the Schiller himself. Besides, he also give the philosophic basis for his doctrine of art, and indicates clearly his view about beauty in human life.

Before I go through to the points and elaborations, I have been brief that this post should be contain the objective: 1. Describe the aesthetic issues discuss by author of the article given which in this case its Schiller 2. Demonstrate individual conception of beauty with reference to particular argument and  3. Analyses and juxtapose the aesthetic argument highlighted in the reading material  where as my reading material entitled The Aesthetic Education of Man.

My friends and I do have some group’s discussion on this and all of us agreed that BEAUTY is the main element from this 1th until 5th letters. For examples, based on the sentence “moral experience can be applied in greater truth in a manifestation of what is “beautiful”. Interesting isn’t it? How the beauty can bring freedom technically? By my point of view the words of beauty can be define in a lots of elements. In this context, the beauty of moral can bring us better days. With the beauty of moral, the peoples can build a better life, our environment can be safer, Peoples can growth a lots of pure values in their heart and be a better human. For me, good moral developments are more important than technology and financial developments only. For examples, we can see nowadays we live in such modern era but our civilizations moral keep moving backwards .Society sickness like drugs, robbery, and corruption still not find the death end.

Every human have their own thought and perspective. I can feel in my bones that this is what Schiller believe.From my reading, its states that "they would rather incur any reproach than that of a sectarian bias,and would prefer to succumb by their innate feebleness than sustain themselves by borrowed authority and foreign support"


 Why should this happen? I believe this is because people on that time lack of strong confident so they let their weakness control themselves. 

The words " they will appear as the verdict of reason pronounced from time immemorial by
common consent and as facts of the moral instinct which nature, in her wisdom, has given to
man in order to serve as guide and teacher until his enlightened intelligence gives him
maturity" can be a proof that each human have right and reasons to have some agreement in some certain issues.Its shows that the beautiful of moral should applied in life because it can lead us to the intelligent human thinking and a better civilizations.

I also find in the that some ideology of Kant's system that philosophers did disagree but the the people agree with the ideology.Its shows that people have their own opinions on something. 

In the 2th letter, i found the words “If we are to solve that political problems , in practice, follow the path of aesthetics, since it is through Beauty that we arrive at freedom” I do believe what Schiller trying to say that the significant political freedom when the beauty of moral can be achieve. The higher education’s, higher moral can bring to the different of philosophical points of view.  

In the 5th letter, its states that philosopher against political artist of their different view towards beauty and art. Philosphers said that when art peoples break the rules, they will feel guilty about it but for the high profile peoples, they deny it because of their standards and ego.

In the book also state "For art gas to leave reality,it has to raise itself bodily above necessity and neediness; for art is the daughter of freedom, and it requires its prescriptions and rules to be furnished by the necessity of spirits and not by that of matter".For me, we should guide ourselves by create our own rules in lifestyle, principle, self-confidence, own point of view to achieve freedom and not only obey to the rules that have been given.If we did,our beauty of mind and principle will be vanishing.

What happen to the philosophers that turn to the political side? I am not sure if I’m elaborate it right but based on my understanding these peoples actually believe that politic decide their life. They forget that we have our right to create or manipulate laws. It’s based on the way we thinking. The Brilliant ones can live by himself principle and create a better world.     

I do agree if someone said that these philosophies of Schiller intend to guide people nowadays preventing a bad humanizations. Again, about moral beauty, “that men are never satisfied with what nature has given them and they will also find a way to get what he desires (which subsequently is what nature anticipated him to do)” . The revolutions only can be created by men that have experience, braveness, brilliant thought and ideas. Peoples have different perspective and ideas of something so people have right to make a choices. Each choice has their own consequences. If we make wrong choices, we can always correct and improve it. But if we make it right, we can create the  world of revolution and freedom. That is the true concept of life.

How beauty and art bring the happiness toward human can be main materials in this book. I do believe with beauty, it can change the world as by the proof I have state above. Every action, decisions, doing, thinking, attitude have its own beauty of consequence and impact depends on the beauty of moral that we plant in our life.

For conclusions, together, let us applied these principles of schiller’s  in our daily life so that we can taste the real meaning of beauty, be a great civilizations, and provide to our next generations that World is always better place to live like it suppose to.

Thank You.

Muhammad Affifuddin Bin Md Ibharim

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By applying beauty in our humanity,we can create a better future.