Friedrich Schleiermacher is traditionally considered the author of an Idealist philosophy without nature. Contrary to this common belief, this paper aims to prove the existence of a phantasmatic, yet insistent nature-philosophical perspective in his work and thinking. In many passages, Schleiermacher claims that the study of nature should coordinate with the study of morality and that nature and reason are two convergent and interpenetrating movements of the Being. The paper analyzes the texts in which he develops this view, with particular attention to the 1825 speech titled On the Difference Between Natural Law and Moral Law. It will then be shown how Schleiermacher’s parallelism can be applied to one of the fundamental distinctions in his thought, that between ›organs‹ and ›symbols‹. Finally, his standpoint on nature will be associated with another crucial concept of his philosophy, the concept of impulse.
Schleiermacher's Never-written Naturphilosophie
Gregorio Tenti
2025-01-01
Abstract
Friedrich Schleiermacher is traditionally considered the author of an Idealist philosophy without nature. Contrary to this common belief, this paper aims to prove the existence of a phantasmatic, yet insistent nature-philosophical perspective in his work and thinking. In many passages, Schleiermacher claims that the study of nature should coordinate with the study of morality and that nature and reason are two convergent and interpenetrating movements of the Being. The paper analyzes the texts in which he develops this view, with particular attention to the 1825 speech titled On the Difference Between Natural Law and Moral Law. It will then be shown how Schleiermacher’s parallelism can be applied to one of the fundamental distinctions in his thought, that between ›organs‹ and ›symbols‹. Finally, his standpoint on nature will be associated with another crucial concept of his philosophy, the concept of impulse.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
