The Sensibility of the Subject as a Condition of Its Freedom: A Counterpoint Between Kant and Schiller

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  • Darío Fragomeno González University of Costa Rica (UCR) Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/revfil.2025.65012

Keywords:

Sensitivity, Freedom, Subjectivity, Enlightenment, Aesthetics

Abstract

The philosophy of German idealism is influenced by the French Revolution, not only in its political dimension but also in the epistemological one. This article addresses the latter aspect, focusing on Friedrich Schiller´s aesthetics, highlighting how it becomes the former, as they are dialectically related. Consequently, the debate centers on how aesthetics constitutes an enlightened subjectivity. Schillerian subjectivity is studied through the role of autonomy, as it is fundamental to human freedom. Such a role implies a moral imperative, that is, an ethics aligns with the Enlightenment process marking the transition from the Medieval to the Moden era. Therefore, education becomes a central element in civic formation, based on Enlightenment aesthetics. 

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Author Biography

  • Darío Fragomeno González, University of Costa Rica (UCR)

    Darío Fragomeno González (dariofragomenog@gmail.com) es Licenciado en enseñanza de la filosofía por la Universidad de Costa Rica. Estudiante de la Maestría en Estudios Interdisciplinarios de la Subjetividad de la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Docente del Colegio Humanístico Costarricense-Campus Omar Dengo y de la Universidad Teológica de América Central. Asimismo, miembro y docente ad honorem de la comisión de la Política Institucional de Niñez y Adolescencia de la Universidad Nacional.  

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Published

2025-08-14

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Vol. 64 No. 169 (2025): Philosophy Journal

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Dossier II

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