Letters Upon The Aesthetic Education of Man, 1794.

In dimensions of design, it consist four type of dimension. Aesthetic dimension is one part of it.  Aesthetic is direct link to arts and philosophy. It is a set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty. In the Frederich Schiller’s creation of On the Aesthetic Education of Man, the author mostly discuss about the term of beauty and arts from his own perspective. Beauty is very subjective in nature and must not be reduced in term of understanding but it is very mystery that must be preserved. The author also has interest in natured that based on an idea that significant in his own soul that able to generate his idea. Sometimes, nature inspires him with a sort of love and respectful in her daily life.

    There a few matters from first letter until fifth letter that the author brings up and expressed his dissatisfaction against political view in his country which is always to protect the interests of certain parties through an understanding of art and beauty. For instance, in the first letter the author speak on the liberty of action that prescribe that it was rather that necessity. It’s being a human nature, when high social class society those have authority and foreign support take part in their liberty of action. What the author wants is just freedom that everyone wishes. In any method or field, like chemist, they will find synthesis only by analysis while the arts people like an artist, the poet, and the philosopher can show it in writing or drawing.

    In the second letter, Schiller mostly discussed about the establishment and structure of a true political freedom. He also talks about the issues of man in that country that should be given a freedom of speaks and their expression. For example, they doesn’t agreed with the legislation that been decided by the government, thus, they can make a talk and discussion with them in a proper way. Other than that, they also can send a formal letter to say their right because the highest social class at that time holds a big power in the country and being a role model to others.

    When the author comes with the third letter, he said aesthetic will set man free but in the other hand, man will attain this freedom by making aesthetic judgments about works of art that only give the appearance of freedom. There are two ways for the individual person to become the ideal man, firstly, when the country care and responsible in morality, justice, sincerely and general reason through the individualities in its unity. Secondly, individual person whether man or woman can increase their own ideas and life style in maturity to be a better person by perfecting themselves. Often, man will be a leader and they will hold the system in government of a country. They also can think logically and they can make their own right decision without any interference from others because of their nature as human.

    Next, in fourth and fifth letter, the author concludes that man must have their own principles to be a good leader. Man also will learn naturally by the surroundings and from other’s way to express their way of leadership. However, human will never satisfied with the existing of the law. For example, when we use our own principles regardless of our feelings to others in the lead, our leaders cannot be justice in many sides. Thus, think carefully before making a decision. They also will always remain volatile with no physical force that would change their personality. In this conflict, aesthetic education must come in to effect the adaptation of the two principles. According to Schiller, it has as to end the fashion and polish the tendency and passions so that they will become reasonable. On the other side, freedom will be the issue from their abstract character that may unite with nature and also may spiritualize it and lastly, it becomes to be transformation of leadership.

    People will think that was only a common problem that would be faced in a rule of monarchy system. Nevertheless, this letter become a big issue when this matter happen in seventeenth century, which at that time the inferior people had very low right and difficult to get freedom of expression to say what they want. This problem that was raised by Schiller through his letters of understanding in the branch of art is very helpful and his philosophical writings be speak a deep thinking nature with great originality of conception. Other people can’t determine the way of our life otherwise we decide it ourselves. Art can be the great medium to be sincere way on behalf the action. Thus, we must generate our beauty, simplicity and purify in human nature to become a great creation in this world.