Clara: or, On Nature's Connection to the Spirit World

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Clara SUNY SERIES IN CONTEMPORARY CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY Dennis J. Schmidt editor F. W. J. SCHELL ING Tr anslat e d, w it h an int r o duc t ion, by Fiona St eink amp Clara or, ON NATURE’S CONNECTION TO THE SPIRIT WORLD S T A T E UN I V E R S I T Y O F NE W YO R K PR E S S Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2002 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise whitout the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207 Production, Laurie Searl Marketing, Michael Compochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Schelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von, 1775–1854. [Clara, English] Clara, or, On nature’s connection to the spirit world / F.W.J. Schelling ; translated, with an introduction, by Fiona Steinkamp. p. cm. — (SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-5407-X (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-5408-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Spiritualism (Philosophy) 2. Philosophy of nature. I. Title: Clara. II. Title: On nature’s connection to the spirit world. III. Title. IV. Series. B2894.C42 E5 2002 129—dc21 2002066903 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...