Philosophical Inquiries into the Essence of Human Freedom (German: Philosophische Untersuchungen über das Wesen der menschlichen Freiheit und die damit zusammenhängenden Gegenstände) is an 1809 work by Friedrich Schelling. It was the last book he finished in his lifetime, running to some 90 pages of a single long essay. It is commonly referred to as his "Freiheitsschrift" (freedom text) or "freedom essay". Described by Hans Urs von Balthasar as "the most titanic work of German idealism", it is also seen as anticipating much of the collection of basic existentialist motifs. Its ambitions were high: to tackle the problem of radical evil, and to innovate at a metaphysical level, in particular to correct dualism. As its title suggests, it intends to give an account of human freedom, and the requirements on the philosophical side to protect this idea from particular formulations, at issue during the period, of determinism. (en)
Ricerche filosofiche sull'essenza della libertà umana è un'opera scritta nel 1809, che, assieme allo scritto Filosofia e religione (1804), costituisce la fase "teosofica" (o della "filosofia della libertà") di Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling. (it)
Ricerche filosofiche sull'essenza della libertà umana è un'opera scritta nel 1809, che, assieme allo scritto Filosofia e religione (1804), costituisce la fase "teosofica" (o della "filosofia della libertà") di Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling. (it)
Philosophical Inquiries into the Essence of Human Freedom (German: Philosophische Untersuchungen über das Wesen der menschlichen Freiheit und die damit zusammenhängenden Gegenstände) is an 1809 work by Friedrich Schelling. It was the last book he finished in his lifetime, running to some 90 pages of a single long essay. It is commonly referred to as his "Freiheitsschrift" (freedom text) or "freedom essay". (en)