As his famous “aesthetic perfectionism”, Schiller believes that beauty and arts are not only the means for morality and loftiness, but also the highest goal that a moral person shall pursue for. On the one hand, Schiller holds that aesthetics can make people get their spiritual emancipation and self-realization, which is an important and long-term topic in current materialistic era; on the other hand, Schillers theory, based on the philosophy of idealism, lacks of specific explanations to the practical ways of realizing aesthetic perfectionism. It is of importantly practical significance to review Schillers aesthetic education thought for the contemporary youth education, literary and art development, and construction of a harmonious society.