A “Disciple of Kant”? On the Strategies and Limits of the Baden Neo-Kantian Appropriation of Schiller

This contribution examines the reception of Schiller within Windelband’s philosophical thought and his historiography of philosophy. First, it identifies the presence of cultural-critical motifs and arguments of Schillerian provenance in the formulation of Windelband’s early philosophical program. Second, it reconstructs Windelband’s interpretation of Schiller, showing how the emphasis on “Schiller as an idealist” results in an inadequate appraisal of the anthropological dimension of his thought.