The ages of the world : Book one : the past (original version, 1811) plus supplementary fragments, including a fragment from Book two (the present) along with a fleeting glimpse into the future / F. W. J. Schelling ; translated and with an introduction by Joseph P. Lawrence.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von, 1775-1854, author.

Contributor:

Lawrence, Joseph P., 1952- translator, writer of introduction.

Series:

SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy

Standardized Title:

Weltalter. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Ontology.

Physical Description:

267 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2019]

Summary:

"In 1810, after establishing a reputation as Europe's most prolific philosopher, F. W. J. Schelling embarked on his most ambitious project, The Ages of the World. For over a decade he produced multiple drafts of the work before finally conceding its failure, a "failure" in which Heidegger, Jaspers, Voegelin, and many others have discerned a pivotal moment in the history of philosophy. Slavoj Zizek calls this text the "vanishing mediator," the project that, even while withheld and concealed from view, connects the epoch of classical metaphysics that stretches from Plato to Hegel with the post-metaphysical thinking that began with Marx and Kierkegaard. Although drafts of the second and third versions from 1813 and 1815 have long been available in English, this translation by Joseph P. Lawrence is the first of the initial 1811 text. In his introductory essay, Lawrence argues for the importance of this first version of the work as the one that reveals the full sweep of Schelling's intended project, and he explains its significance for concerns in modern science, history, and religion"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Translator's introduction : freedom and the ecstasy of time

The ages of the world (1811) : introduction

The ages of the world (1811) : Book one : the past

Notes and fragments : to the first book of The ages of the world

Notes and fragments : to the second book of The ages of the world.

Notes:

Translated from the German.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438474052

1438474059

OCLC:

1079412222