The Finitudes of God
Notes on Schelling's Handwritten Remains
by
Book Details
Language :
English
Publication Date :
6/5/2002
Format :
Softcover
Dimensions :
6x9
Page Count :
168
ISBN :
9780595226719
About the Book
Contemporary theorists have called for the rejection of any metaphysical assumption of a unified One as the starting point for philosophy or theology; but this move had already been accomplished, within Christian theology itself, by the German philosopher F.W.J. Schelling (1775-1854) -- who posited God as the prius or first principle of individuation, emerging thus from His own basis as an eternal becoming-conscious. This would imply, however, that the world can only be understood in relation to an "indivisible remainder" of unconsciousness and facticity in the divine nature...
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