Abstract

Rocco Lozano studies the relationship between Schiller and Hegel, specifically in the fields of philosophy of history and political philosophy. In particular, he focuses on the influence of the Roman world and its republicanism on the two authors. From a chronological standpoint, this chapter explores mainly the early work of Hegel, in which Schiller’s influence was particularly decisive. The final part of the research addresses a specific case of the usage of Roman history in terms of republicanism: the rapes of Lucretia and Virginia. Rocco Lozano shows that these two episodes are crucial in some of Schiller’s dramas, which are in turn fundamental in shaping Hegel’s republicanism.