在席勒的历史学研究中,有三篇作品具有历史意义:《什么是和为什么要研究普遍历史?》,《尼德兰离叛史》和《三十年战争史》。1789年,席勒在耶拿大学做了一次富有启发意义的就职演讲,他在演讲中追问了人类历史的起源及目的。在全球化时代,这些问题再次得到了东西方的关注。而在席勒之前,赫尔德已在他的早期作品《关于人类形成的另一种历史哲学》(1774)中处理过这一主题,并在1784至1791年间发表了他的历史哲学著作《关于人类历史哲学的观点》。书中“人类”这一概念包括了全体人类发展历史进程的起源,形成和目标。可以说,虽然与神学家赫尔德观点相左,但于1787年前往魏玛的席勒熟知赫尔德对历史的见解。因此有必要对两位同为诗人和哲学家的历史学者做进一步的比较分析。 Three of Schiller’s historical studies have historical significance: “What is and why should we study universal history?”, “The History of the Rebellion in Netherland” and “The History of Thirty Years of War.” In 1789, Schiller made an inspiring inaugural speech at the University of Jena, where he questioned the origin and purpose of human history. In the era of globalization, these issues have once again received the attention of the East and the West. Prior to Schiller, Herder had dealt with the subject in his earlier work, “Another Historical Philosophy of Human Formation” (1774), and published his historic philosophical writings in 1784-1991 “ On the philosophy of human history. ” The concept of “humanity” in the book includes the origin, formation, and goal of the historical process of human development in its entirety. It can be said that Schiller’s visit to Weimar in 1787 was familiar with Herder’s view of history, albeit from the theologian Herder’s point of view. Therefore, it is necessary to make a further comparative analysis of two historians who are both poets and philosophers.