Preface
Introduction: A Crack in the Abyss
1.0. A Note in the Margins
2.0. Schelling and Spinoza
3.0. Realism and Antirealism in Jacobi and Contemporary
Philosophy
4.0. Idealism beyond Antirealism
5.0. The Plan
Part I
Chapter 1: Reason, Realism, and Faith in Jacobi and Kant
1.0. Introduction: Rationality, Totality, and Antirealism
2.0. The Difference Between Jacobi's and Kant's Critiques of
Spinoza
3.0. Jacobi's Realism
4.0. Conclusion
Chapter 2: Weak Weapons and the Fight Against Dogmatism
1.0. Introduction: Letters to a Friend
2.0. Criticism
3.0. Dogmatism
4.0. Subjects and Objects
5.0. Conclusion
Part II
Chapter 3: Spinoza and Schelling on Identity and Difference
1.0. Introduction: Spinoza, the Undeniable Predecessor
2.0. The Need for Identity
3.0. Thinking through the Most Monstrous Thought
4.0. Conclusion
Chapter 4: Realism, Idealism, and Parallelism
1.0. Introduction: Against Abrasive Philosophy
2.0. Idealism, Elimination, and Amplification
3.0. Realism sive Natura
4.0. Conclusion
Part III
Chapter 5: Divine Indigestion
1.0. Introduction: Identity Crisis
2.0. The Strictures of Beginning
3.0. The Doubling of Absolute Identity
4.0. Conclusion
Chapter 6: From Freedom to Pantheism
1.0. Introduction: An Unfamiliar Schelling
2.0. Freedom and Flowers
3.0. The Tripartite Tripartite Soul
4.0. Revelation and Reconciliation
5.0. Conclusion
Conclusion: The Poverty of Thought and the Madness of Living Well
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Benjamin Norris is an independent scholar.
"Compellingly presented, painstakingly researched and sourced, as well as commendably readable, Norris makes an intriguing case for Schelling's relevance to the contemporary concerns of both continental and analytic philosophy." — Dale E. Snow, Loyola University Maryland
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