Philosophical Investigations into the Essence of Human Freedom
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Philosophical Investigations into the Essence of Human Freedom is a seminal 1809 work by German idealist philosopher F.W.J. Schelling that explores the nature of human freedom, the problem of evil, and the dynamic relationship between God, nature, and human subjectivity.
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work → treatise → |
| aim |
to provide a philosophical account of the origin of evil
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to reconcile divine omnipotence with human freedom → |
| author |
F.W.J. Schelling
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Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling → |
| centralConcept |
God–world relationship
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freedom as self-determination → ground of existence → human personality → nature as dynamic process → the nature of evil → theodicy → |
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Germany
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| genre |
metaphysical treatise
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philosophical theology → |
| hasTranslation |
English
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| historicalContext |
post-Kantian German idealism
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| influenced |
20th-century philosophy of existence
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Karl Jaspers → Martin Heidegger → existentialism → |
| influencedBy |
Baruch Spinoza
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Christian theosophy → Immanuel Kant → Jakob Böhme → Johann Gottlieb Fichte NERFINISHED → |
| mainSubject |
human freedom
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human subjectivity → problem of evil → relationship between God and nature → |
| movement |
German idealism
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| notableFor |
contribution to late Schelling philosophy
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original treatment of the problem of evil → radical account of human freedom → |
| originalLanguage |
German
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| periodInAuthorCareer |
Schelling's middle period
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| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics
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metaphysics → philosophical anthropology → philosophy of religion → |
| philosophicalPosition |
affirms real human freedom within a divine order
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argues that evil is rooted in human freedom → conceives God as involving a dynamic ground and existence → |
| publicationYear |
1809
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| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Ages of the World
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System of Transcendental Idealism → |
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Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
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Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
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Ages of the World
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