Friedrich Schelling Quotes
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling was a 19th-century German philosopher and a leading figure of German Idealism alongside Fichte and Hegel. His early Naturphilosophie sought to integrate the natural sciences into a comprehensive idealist system in which nature and spirit are two aspects of one absolute reality. The quotes below are attributed to Friedrich Schelling, organized by topic.
Friedrich Schelling on Freedom
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Attributed to Friedrich Schelling:
“Freedom is not a property attached to the will; rather, it is the very being of will itself.”
Friedrich Schelling on Knowledge
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Attributed to Friedrich Schelling:
“The first step into philosophy is to know oneself.”
Friedrich Schelling on Nature
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Attributed to Friedrich Schelling:
“Nature is visible spirit, spirit is invisible nature.”
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Attributed to Friedrich Schelling:
“Architecture is frozen music.”
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Attributed to Friedrich Schelling:
“Without the contradiction of opposites, there would be no life, no movement, no progress.”
Friedrich Schelling on Time
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Attributed to Friedrich Schelling:
“History as a whole is a progressive, gradually self-disclosing revelation of the Absolute.”
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Attributed to Friedrich Schelling:
“Time is born in each individual, not the individual in time.”