Schiller oder Die Erfindung des Deutschen Idealismus () is a 2004 biography about the German writer and philosopher Friedrich Schiller, written by Rüdiger Safranski. It covers Schiller's life and work with his adherence to German idealism at the centre, presenting Schiller as a dynamic and influential figure driven by enthusiasm, friendship, poetry and freedom. The book was written to be out for the 200th anniversary of Schiller's death in 2005.
It was awarded the 2005 Leipzig Book Fair Prize.