Nature as visible spirit
Against treating nature as dead mechanism, Schelling held that nature is itself a spiritual process moving toward self-consciousness — giving Romanticism its philosophical ground.
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Schelling
German idealism; philosophy of nature
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Schelling (1775–1854), a key figure of German idealism, held that nature and spirit are two sides of one "Absolute" — nature is "visible spirit," spirit "invisible nature." His philosophy of nature and later "philosophy of revelation" deeply influenced Romanticism and existentialism.
Primary sourcesSchelling, System of Transcendental Idealism, Philosophy of Nature
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Romantic view of nature"Nature as visible spirit" deeply shaped Romanticism and later ecological thought.