Grace as guide to morals? Schiller's aesthetic turn in ethics
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-07, 13:38authored byKaterina Deligiorgi
Our philosophical moral vocabulary expresses a predilection for depth; we customarily probe feelings, intentions, reasons for action. Friedrich Schiller's concept of grace offers an alternative: moral guidance is best sought in what we train ourselves to set aside, facial expression, sound of voice, movement. This surprising proposal merits our attention and speaks to some of our current concerns.