Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling: Band I,2

Contents:

• Vom Ich als Princip der Philosophie oder über das Unbedingte im menschlichen Wissen (1795)
• De Marcione Paullinarum Epistolarum Emendatore (1795)

Six different editions of ›Vom Ich als Princip der Philosophie‹ (On Self as a Principle of Philosophy) were incorporated in this edition. The editorial report makes it clear that in addition to the influence of Fichte the influence of Spinoza was also very strong. The concept of the absolute takes an independent approach as opposed to Fichte’s concept of the transcendental ego. This is the first page-related edition of Schelling’s synopsis of ›On Self‹. The dissertation ›De Marcione‹ on the Paulinist heretic of the 2nd century concludes the theological works of his youth (see Series II). The editorial report provides insight into the history of its origins, and the annotations provide information on the theological literature which Schelling used. The translation into German makes the text more easily accessible.