In this Book
- Schelling's Organic Form of Philosophy: Life as the Schema of Freedom
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
Locates in Schelling a new understanding of our relation to nature in philosophy. The life and ideas of F.W.J. Schelling are often overlooked in favor of the more familiar Kant, Fichte, or Hegel. What these three lack, however, is Schelling’s evolving view of philosophy. Where others saw the possibility for a single, unflinching system of thought, Schelling was unafraid to question the foundations of his own ideas. In this book, Bruce Matthews argues that the organic view of philosophy is the fundamental idea behind Schelling’s thought. Focusing in particular on Schelling’s early writings, especially on Plato and Kant, Matthews explores Schelling’s idea that any philosophical system must be perspectival and formed by each individual student of philosophy, providing a unique new understanding to an important and often overlooked figure in the history of philosophy.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xvi
- Notes on Sources and Abbreviations
- pp. xvii-xviii
- 3: The Question of Systematic Unity
- pp. 69-102
- 4: The Timaeus Commentary
- pp. 103-136
Additional Information
ISBN
9781438434124
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
710992212
Pages
300
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No