Introduction 1. Dogmatism, Criticism, and Art 2. From Nature-philosophy to the ‘Mythology of Reason' 3. Artistic Activity and the Subversion of Transcendental Idealism 4. Substance and History: Absolute Idealism and Art 5. From Art and Nature to Freedom and Revelation Conclusion Bibliography Index
Establishes the centrality of art in Schelling's philosophical thought.
Devin Zane Shaw teaches philosophy at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. He is author of Freedom and Nature in Schelling’s Philosophy of Art (Bloomsbury, 2010) and is co-editor of, and contributor to, “Theory Mad Beyond Redemption”: The Post-Kantian Poe, a special edition of the Edgar Allan Poe Review (2012).
"Philosophy of art provides a privileged opening onto the
complexities and metaphysical dimensions of Schelling's system, an
amorphous construction that extends through the diverse productions
of the philosopher's lifetime. Fittingly, Devin Shaw has adopted a
genetic approach, following the philosopher's virtually inchoate
accounts of art in his early writings, through its explicit
embodiment in his philosophy of identity, to the later writings on
art, which, because of their apparently marginal character, are
usually overlooked. Dr. Shaw's original and important contribution
shows how Schelling's philosophy of art is informed by his earlier
philosophy of nature, while anticipating his later work on the
metaphysics of freedom and his crepuscular writings on mythology."
- Jeffrey Reid, Associate Professor, Philosophy, University of
Ottawa, Canada
Shaw has given us a thoughtful retrieval of the problem of art that
invites us into the epicenter of Schelling's project.
*Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews*
‘Shaw's careful analysis of the various ways in which art is
significant for Schelling provides a sorely-needed guide for
readers of Schelling's difficult work.'
*Symposium*
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