Freedom and Nature in Schelling's Philosophy of Art

Schelling is often thought to be a protean thinker whose work is difficult to approach or interpret. Devin Zane Shaw shows that the philosophy of art is the guiding thread to understanding Schelling''s philosophical development from his early works in 1795-1796 through his theological turn in 1809-1810.

Schelling''s philosophy of art is the ''keystone'' of the system; it unifies his idea of freedo...