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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785402403321

Autore

Shaw Devin Zane

Titolo

Freedom and nature in Schelling's philosophy of art [[electronic resource] /] / Devin Zane Shaw

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2010

ISBN

1-282-94806-7

9786612948060

1-4411-9369-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Collana

Continuum studies in philosophy

Disciplina

111/.85092

Soggetti

Art - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Citations; Introduction; 1 Dogmatism, Criticism, and Art; 2 From Nature-philosophy to the 'Mythology of Reason'; 3 Artistic Activity and the Subversion of Transcendental Idealism; 4 Substance and History: Absolute Idealism and Art; 5 From Art and Nature to Freedom and Revelation; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Schelling is often thought to be a protean thinker whose work is difficult to approach or interpret. Devin Zane Shaw shows that the philosophy of art is the guiding thread to understanding Schelling's philosophical development from his early works in 1795-1796 through his theological turn in 1809-1810. Schelling's philosophy of art is the 'keystone' of the system; it unifies his idea of freedom and his philosophy of nature. Schelling's idea of freedom is developed through a critique of the formalism of Kant's and Fichte's practical philosophies, and his nature-philosophy is developed to show h