Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction: A Crack in the Abyss
1.0. A Note in the Margins
2.0. Schelling and Spinoza
3.0. Realism and Antirealism in Jacobi and Contemporary Philosophy
4.0. Idealism beyond Antirealism
5.0. The Plan

Part I

Chapter 1: Reason, Realism, and Faith in Jacobi and Kant
1.0. Introduction: Rationality, Totality, and Antirealism
2.0. The Difference Between Jacobi's and Kant's Critiques of Spinoza
3.0. Jacobi's Realism
4.0. Conclusion

Chapter 2: Weak Weapons and the Fight Against Dogmatism
1.0. Introduction: Letters to a Friend
2.0. Criticism
3.0. Dogmatism
4.0. Subjects and Objects
5.0. Conclusion

Part II

Chapter 3: Spinoza and Schelling on Identity and Difference
1.0. Introduction: Spinoza, the Undeniable Predecessor
2.0. The Need for Identity
3.0. Thinking through the Most Monstrous Thought
4.0. Conclusion

Chapter 4: Realism, Idealism, and Parallelism
1.0. Introduction: Against Abrasive Philosophy
2.0. Idealism, Elimination, and Amplification
3.0. Realism sive Natura
4.0. Conclusion

Part III

Chapter 5: Divine Indigestion
1.0. Introduction: Identity Crisis
2.0. The Strictures of Beginning
3.0. The Doubling of Absolute Identity
4.0. Conclusion

Chapter 6: From Freedom to Pantheism
1.0. Introduction: An Unfamiliar Schelling
2.0. Freedom and Flowers
3.0. The Tripartite Tripartite Soul
4.0. Revelation and Reconciliation
5.0. Conclusion

Conclusion: The Poverty of Thought and the Madness of Living Well

Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Benjamin Norris is an independent scholar.

Reviews

"Compellingly presented, painstakingly researched and sourced, as well as commendably readable, Norris makes an intriguing case for Schelling's relevance to the contemporary concerns of both continental and analytic philosophy." — Dale E. Snow, Loyola University Maryland