Ep. 318: Friedrich Schiller on the Civilizing Potential of Art (Part One)

<p>Can art make us better people? Musician <a href="https://www.markusreuter.com/">Markus Reuter</a> joins Mark, Wes, and Seth to discussion the first half of <em>On the Aesthetic Education of Man</em> (1795).</p> <p>Given the failure of the French Revolution, this famous German poet wondered what could make the masses capable of governing themselves? His answer: Beauty! Aesthetic appreciation puts us at a distance from our savage desires, enables the abstract thought necessary for Kantian rationalist morality, and yet keeps us in touch with our feelings so that we don't just become cogs in the industrial machine.</p> <p>Get more at <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/">partiallyexaminedlife.com</a>. Visit <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support">partiallyexaminedlife.com/support</a> to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.</p> <p>Sponsors: Secure your Internet and get three extra months free at <a href="https://expressvpn.com/pel">ExpressVPN.com/PEL</a>. Try <a href="https://scottbarrykaufman.com/podcast/">The Psychology Podcast</a> with Scott Barry Kaufman.</p>