Friedrich Schelling, Erster Entwurf eines Systems der Naturphilosophie

Dale E. Snow (Loyola University Maryland)
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Of Schelling’s first three early works on the philosophy of nature, the

Erster Entwurf eines Systems der Naturphilosophie

[

First Outline of a System of thePhilosophy of Nature

] is almost certainly the most important. It is also the least well known. The

Ideen

(1797) and

Von der Weltseele

(1798) were republished in Schelling’s lifetime and earned considerable critical attention; the

First Outline

appeared once, in 1799, with a separately published introduction, and was never re-issued. It was originally intended as a study guide for students attending Schelling’s lectures on the philosophy of nature at the University of Jena, yet it incorporates many of the strengths of the first two works and attempts, especially in the introduction, a grand synthesis of all that Schelling had…

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Citation: Snow, Dale E.. "Erster Entwurf eines Systems der Naturphilosophie". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 July 2012 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=34661, accessed 19 March 2024.]

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