Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling was a German philosopher. Standard histories of philosophy make him the midpoint in the development of German idealism, situating him between Johann Gottlieb Fichte,
Schelling as depicted in 1835
1848 daguerreotype by Hermann Biow (1804–1850)
Slavoj Žižek is one example of contemporary philosophers influenced by Schelling's philosophy.
Naturphilosophie
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"Naturphilosophie" is a term used in English-language philosophy to identify a current in the philosophical tradition of German idealism, as applied to the study of nature in the earlier 19th century.
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
…important factor in this was the ascendancy of Hegel, whose mature works portray Schelling as a mere footnote in the development of idealism. Schelling's Naturphilosophie also has been attacked by scientists for its tendency to analogize and lack of empirical orientation. However, some later philosophers have shown…
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling (1775–1854), considered the primary figure of Naturphilosophie