Freedom and powers in Schelling's metaphysics
This project presents Schellingâs metaphysics as a power-based system and explores its implications for his conception of freedom. I draw parallels between Schellingâs ontology and contemporary pan-dispositionalism, arguing that Schellingâs philosophy highlights problems which apply to all pan-dispositionalist accounts. A power-based ontology provides the space to hold a libertarian conception of freedom but alone is insufficient, as demonstrated by the failure of Schellingâs Naturphilosophie to account for human freedom. This highlights problems with accounting for individuation and control which arise directly from Schellingâs power-based ontology, and will therefore arise for any similar ontology. I take the changes in Schellingâs system as reflecting his attempts to tackle these problems. The reading of Schelling I advance thus identifies a strong continuity: although there are changes in Schellingâs system I argue that these are motivated by his enduring interest in a cluster of problems surrounding the relationship between freedom and system, and his willingness to attempt new solutions to these problems. I provide an account of Schellingâs philosophical progression between the Naturphilosophie
Alderwick, Charlotte
Freedom and powers in Schelling's metaphysics. This project presents Schellingâs metaphysics as a power-based system and explores its implications for his conception of freedom. I draw parallels between Schellingâs ontology and contemporary pan-dispositionalism, arguing that Schellingâs philosophy highlights problems which apply to all pan-dispositionalist accounts. A power-based ontology provides the space to hold a libertarian conception of freedom but alone is insufficient, as demonstrated by the failure of Schellingâs Naturphilosophie to account for human freedom. This highlights problems with accounting for individuation and control which arise directly from Schellingâs power-based ontology, and will therefore arise for any similar ontology. I take the changes in Schellingâs system as reflecting his attempts to tackle these problems. The reading of Schelling I advance thus identifies a strong continuity: although there are changes in Schellingâs system I argue that these are motivated by his enduring interest in a cluster of problems surrounding the relationship between freedom and system, and his willingness to attempt new solutions to these problems. I provide an account of Schellingâs philosophical progression between the Naturphilosophie
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