Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature
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"Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature" is Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling’s early work in which he develops a speculative, Romantic-influenced philosophy of nature that complements and prepares the ground for his later System of Transcendental Idealism.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature Context triple: [System of Transcendental Idealism, relatedWork, Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature]
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The Concept of Nature
The Concept of Nature is a 1920 philosophical work by Alfred North Whitehead that analyzes the relationship between nature, perception, and scientific description, laying groundwork for his later process philosophy.
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The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature
The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature is Karl Marx’s 1841 doctoral dissertation, in which he critically compares the ancient atomist theories of Democritus and Epicurus to explore questions of materialism, freedom, and nature.
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Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
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Dazzle Gradually: Reflections on the Nature of Nature
Dazzle Gradually: Reflections on the Nature of Nature is a collection of essays exploring science, philosophy, and the complexity of life, co-written by Dorion Sagan and his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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The Logical Structure of the World
The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature Target entity description: "Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature" is Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling’s early work in which he develops a speculative, Romantic-influenced philosophy of nature that complements and prepares the ground for his later System of Transcendental Idealism.
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A.
The Concept of Nature
The Concept of Nature is a 1920 philosophical work by Alfred North Whitehead that analyzes the relationship between nature, perception, and scientific description, laying groundwork for his later process philosophy.
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B.
The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature
The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature is Karl Marx’s 1841 doctoral dissertation, in which he critically compares the ancient atomist theories of Democritus and Epicurus to explore questions of materialism, freedom, and nature.
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C.
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
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D.
Dazzle Gradually: Reflections on the Nature of Nature
Dazzle Gradually: Reflections on the Nature of Nature is a collection of essays exploring science, philosophy, and the complexity of life, co-written by Dorion Sagan and his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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E.
The Logical Structure of the World
The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| aim |
to complement transcendental idealism
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to develop a speculative philosophy of nature ⓘ to prepare the ground for System of Transcendental Idealism ⓘ |
| approximatePublicationPeriod | 1790s ⓘ |
| author | Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling ⓘ |
| authorPhilosophicalPhase | Schelling’s early idealist period ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
identity of the ideal and the real in nature
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nature as dynamic, self-organizing process ⓘ speculative reconstruction of natural science ⓘ unity of nature and spirit ⓘ |
| concerns |
possibility of a systematic science of nature
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relation between philosophy and natural science ⓘ status of matter and forces in nature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| field |
metaphysics
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy of nature ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early phase of Schelling’s philosophy
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period of Jena Romanticism ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century philosophy of nature
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System of Transcendental Idealism ⓘ later German Romantic philosophy of nature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Critique of Judgment
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linked to:
Analytic of the Beautiful
Immanuel Kant ⓘ Johann Gottlieb Fichte ⓘ Romantic Naturphilosophie ⓘ
linked to:
Naturphilosophie
contemporary natural science ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| method |
interpretation of empirical science within an idealist framework
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speculative deduction from first principles ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Ideen zu einer Philosophie der Natur
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linked to:
Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature
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| philosophicalCategory | German Romantic Naturphilosophie classic ⓘ |
| philosophicalMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
nature and mind share a common ground
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nature exhibits teleological organization ⓘ nature is not mere mechanism but living productivity ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Naturphilosophie ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
German Idealism
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linked to:
German idealism
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| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
First Outline of a System of the Philosophy of Nature
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linked to:
Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature
System of Transcendental Idealism ⓘ |
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First Outline of a System of the Philosophy of Nature
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