| First Outline of a System of the Philosophy of Nature Contributor(s): Schelling, F. W. J. (Author), Peterson, Keith R. (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 0791460037 ISBN-13: 9780791460030 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2004 Annotation: Appearing here in English for the first time, this isF.W.J. Schelling's vital document of the attempts of German idealism and Romanticism to recover a deeper relationship between humanity and nature and to overcome the separation between mind and matter induced by the modern reductionist program. Written in 1799 and building upon his earlier work, "First Outline of a System of the Philosophy of Nature provides the most inclusive exposition of Schelling's philosophy of the natural world. He presents a startlingly contemporary model of an expanding and contracting universe; a unified theory of electricity, gravity magnetism, and chemical forces; and, perhaps most importantly, a conception of nature as a living and organic whole. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Philosophy | Metaphysics |
| Dewey: 113 |
| LCCN: 2003059028 |
| Series: Suny Contemporary Continental Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.22" W x 9.44" (1.23 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Germany |
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| Publisher Description: Appearing here in English for the first time, this is F. W. J. Schelling's vital document of the attempts of German Idealism and Romanticism to recover a deeper relationship between humanity and nature and to overcome the separation between mind and matter induced by the modern reductivist program. Written in 1799 and building upon his earlier work, First Outline of a System of the Philosophy of Nature provides the most inclusive exposition of Schelling's philosophy of the natural world. He presents a startlingly contemporary model of an expanding and contracting universe; a unified theory of electricity, gravity magnetism, and chemical forces; and, perhaps most importantly, a conception of nature as a living and organic whole. |