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Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling

German philosopher (1775–1854)

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Lived 1775–1854, aged 79Germany
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    1775–1854
    Aged 79
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SpousePauline Gotter
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FatherJoseph Friedrich Schelling
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MotherGottliebin Maria Schelling
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ChildClara Waitz
Hermann Schelling
ChildHermann Schelling
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ChildJulie von Eichhorn
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ChildCarl Friedrich August Schelling
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ChildPaul Heinrich Joseph Schelling
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SiblingCarl Eberhard Ritter von Schelling
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SiblingAugust Ludwig Schelling
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Updated 2026-06-08

The German idealist who ended up a footnote in his roommate's history. Schelling bridged Fichte and Hegel in the arc of German philosophy, but Hegel's later dominance buried him — and his Naturphilosophie drew scientific scorn for preferring analogy to experiment.

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Born in January 1775, Schelling came up under Fichte's mentorship and shared early quarters with Hegel at university. He developed an evolving system that positioned him as the middle term in German idealism's progression, threading between his teacher's work and what his old friend would later build. His Naturphilosophie — a philosophy of nature leaning on analogy rather than empirical method — drew attacks from scientists and gave critics an easy target. When Hegel's mature works appeared, they relegated Schelling to a marginal role in idealism's story, and that dismissal stuck, particularly…

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Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
said · 18 Dec 1806
What is Europe really but a sterile trunk which owes everything to oriental grafts?
— Letter of 18 December 1806 to Windischmann, quoted by Rene Gerard, L'Orient et la pensée romantique allemande, Paris 1963,, p. 213. quoted
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
said · 1804
The end of the philosophical dialogue lies in itself; it can never serve a purpose outside of itself.
— Philosophy and Religion by Friedrich Schelling 1804 translated by Klaus Ottmann, 2010 Spring Publication, Putnam, Conn.
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
said · 1804
There was a time when religion was kept secret from popular belief within the mystery cults like a holy fire, sharing a common sanctuary with philosophy.
— Philosophy and Religion by Friedrich Schelling 1804 translated by Klaus Ottmann, 2010 Spring Publication, Putnam, Conn.
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
said · 1804
Countless attempts have been made to no avail to construct a continuity from the supreme principle of the intellectual world to the finite world.
— Philosophy and Religion by Friedrich Schelling 1804 translated by Klaus Ottmann, 2010 Spring Publication, Putnam, Conn.
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
said · 1804
On its pass through finitude, the being-for-itself of the counter-image expresses itself most potently as “”I-ness”, as self-identical individuality.
— Philosophy and Religion by Friedrich Schelling 1804 translated by Klaus Ottmann, 2010 Spring Publication, Putnam, Conn.
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Died
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