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System of Transcendental Idealism (1800)

By F. W. J. Schelling

Translated by Peter Heath

University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1978

First written 1800

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Heath’s translation of Schelling’s System, which derives nature and history from the activity of the self and concludes that art, uniting conscious and unconscious activity, is the true organ of philosophy.

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F. W. J. Schelling. System of Transcendental Idealism (1800). Translated by Peter Heath. University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1978.

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@misc{sources-system-transcendental-idealism-heath,
  title = {{System of Transcendental Idealism (1800)}},
  howpublished = {The Library, Unitive Knowledge Society},
  note = {Source. Last modified November 7, 2026},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.unitiveknowledge.org/library/sources/system-transcendental-idealism-heath}
}