Abstract

This essay explores the way in which Schiller problematizes power legitimation in his dramatic fragment Demetrius, and demonstrates how relevant this unfinished text was to early twentieth-century political thinking on legitimacy in Germany. This is not a matter of mere speculation: there is evidence, both direct and indirect, of the influence of Schiller, and in particular of his Demetrius, on three important intellectuals: Ferdinand Tönnies, Max Weber, and Carl Schmitt. Rather than discuss the reception of Schiller’s text by legal philosophers, this essay shows, via a close reading of the play, how Schiller’s theater around 1800 reveals the problematic nature of various aspects of power legitimation and how these emerged with particular force during the early twentieth century, when they intersected with the legal and political reflections of the time.

摘要

这篇文章探讨了席勒在他的戏剧片段德米特里乌斯中将权力合法化问题化的方式，并展示了这个未完成的文本与 20 世纪早期德国关于合法性的政治思想的相关性。这不仅仅是推测的问题：有直接和间接的证据表明席勒的影响，特别是他的德米特里厄斯，关于三位重要的知识分子：Ferdinand Tönnies、Max Weber 和 Carl Schmitt。本文不是讨论法律哲学家对席勒文本的接受，而是通过仔细阅读该剧，展示席勒在 1800 年左右的戏剧如何揭示权力合法化各个方面的问题本质，以及这些问题如何在 20 世纪早期以特殊的力量出现世纪，当它们与当时的法律和政治反思相交时。