"Art is the only true and eternal organ and document of philosophy, which continuously and always documents what philosophy cannot represent externally..." ---F. W. J. Schelling, The System of Transcendental Idealism, 1800.

New Logo for #TheYoungIdealist Series On Classical German Philosophy and Post-Kantian Thought: featuring German Style font and the Winged Victory of Samothrace. www.youtube.com/@TheYoungIde...

Fredrik Thordendal & Morgan Ågren - Sol Niger Within Medley | Haekki ReMaster www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gHV...

It only gets darker by Currents.

Vildhjarta Där skogen sjunger under evighetens granar (2025) Ben!!!!!!!!!!!! @benjaminnorris.bsky.social

I am still sick. It has been a frigging month. I have Strep throat, lost my voice, fever and nausea and I decided to buy the third volume of Cassirer's 'The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms: Vol. 3: Phenomenology of Cognition,' in bed reading till I pass out. #Cassirer

Forthcoming @nieaufgehenderrest.bsky.social @gabegottlieb.bsky.social @symphilosophie.bsky.social @anitaleirfall.bsky.social @w-ezekielgoggin.bsky.social @roupavicky.bsky.social @andrewbowie.bsky.social @efimpi.bsky.social 1/

"But we are fated To find no foothold, no rest, And suffering mortals Dwindle and fall Headlong from one Hour to the next, Hurled like water From ledge to ledge Downward for years to the vague abyss." Hyperion's Song of Fate, --Friedrich Hölderlin.

The North American Schelling Society Presents (NASS) Kabiri 5. Vol. 5 (2026) Published: 2026-06-02 journals.library.mun.ca/index.php/ka... @kylabruff.bsky.social @marcelagr.bsky.social

Thoughts on Erik Satie. Erik Satie was not just a composer, pianist or musician. He was an artist of sound that could utilize, repetition and dissonance, producing tones that crash together like magnificent waves. Each piece of music was not an ordinary mundane song, but a life that 1/3

Hermann Cohen (1842-1918), Franz Rosenzweig (1886-1929), Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945).

Imagine if we could witness a discussion between Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling and Ernst Cassirer on the Philosophy of Mythology, and it's greater relation to culture and humanity. #Cassirer #Schelling

The ending of Karoline von Günderrode’s poem “Once I Lived Sweet Life,” which some claim includes a feminist answer to the Kantian & Romantic sublime. Translated with its own introduction in “Karoline von Günderrode: Philosophical Writings” available from OUP here: academic.oup.com/book/62113

Sean J. McGrath: Schelling's Path to the Personal God: Nature, Freedom & Revelation. Schellingians, & friends Dr. Sean Mcgrath will be speaking in Marburg at the Rudolf Bultmann Institute for Hermeneutics. The Lecture will be in English. Access code for the online lecture is on the flyer!

Gerda Walther was a brilliant phenomenologist who was interested in Marxism and socialism. She grew up surrounded by a family friend (Karl Kautsky) who discussed Marx to her at an early age. She studied Phenomenology under Alexander Pfänder, and Edmund Husserl.

I compare the whole of philosophy astrology and theology, together with their mother, to a delightful tree that grows in a beautiful garden of delights. -- Jacob Boehme.

Philosophy Friends & Fellow Colleagues: I am very excited to share a brand new episode of The Young Idealist Series with you all. The title of the episode is The Life and Philosophy of Jürgen Habermas with Dr. Peter J. Verovšek (Groningen University). www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T6n...

Philosophy Friends & Fellow Colleagues: I am very excited to share a brand new episode of The Young Idealist Series with you all. The title of the episode is The Life and Philosophy of Jürgen Habermas with Dr. Peter J. Verovšek (Groningen University). www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T6n...

Schelling, Marshall and I.

I remember, I remember. April 24th. 1.5 million Armenians. Deportations Murders. Mass killing Rape Starvation Death Marches The Armenian Genocide.

Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775-1854) Photo from 1848 with color. #Schelling #GermanIdealism

The Following video is a continuation of #TheYoungIdealist series on Classical German Philosophy & Post-Kantian Thought. The title of today's episode is: The Life & Philosophy of Émilie du Châtelet’s with Prof. Dr. Ruth E. Hagengruber (Paderborn). www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTTY... #womeninphilosophy

The Following video is a continuation of #TheYoungIdealist series on Classical German Philosophy & Post-Kantian Thought. The title of today's episode is: The Life & Philosophy of Émilie du Châtelet’s with Prof. Dr. Ruth E. Hagengruber (Paderborn). www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTTY... #womeninphilosophy

I just released a revised and expanded edition of my book, and it’s still a very reasonable price for paperback or kindle. History of form theories, from Aristotle to Goethe to Merleau-Ponty and quite a few others who came in-between.

My Cassirer collection. Language and Myth, An Essay On Man: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Human Culture, The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms: Mythical Thinking, The Logic of the Cultural Sciences, The Individual & the Cosmos: Renaissance Philosophy. #Cassirer #neokantian

I am so honored that C. Derick Varn asked me to speak on Schelling, German Idealism, & Romanticism. I was very nervous & stumbled on my words a bit but I am very grateful to have had this dialogue. youtu.be/CF_XVYIEGuA?...

I am so honored that C. Derick Varn asked me to speak on Schelling, German Idealism, & Romanticism. I was very nervous & stumbled on my words a bit but I am very grateful to have had this dialogue. youtu.be/CF_XVYIEGuA?...

This short, six minute clip is Heidegger at his best. Considering, that we all live in an age consumed by A.I and information, Heidegger's comments are really quite profound for a contemporary context. Martin Heidegger on What is Worthy of Question (1957). www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFLL...

Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775-1854) 1849-Sketch of Schelling in Berlin. #Schelling @gregoryrupik.bsky.social @kylabruff.bsky.social @marcelagr.bsky.social @dalianassar.bsky.social @tbheinze.bsky.social @benjaminnorris.bsky.social

After taking a mini month-in-half hiatus from #TheYoungIdealist Series I have returned with a fantastic new episode. I was honored to have an in-depth discussion with Dr. Sean McGrath on his forthcoming book on Carl Jung titled: The Soul of Nature: On the Unconscious & Related (1/4)

After taking a mini month-in-half hiatus from #TheYoungIdealist Series I have returned with a fantastic new episode. I was honored to have an in-depth discussion with Dr. Sean McGrath on his forthcoming book on Carl Jung titled: The Soul of Nature: On the Unconscious & Related (1/4)

It was a real honor to be asked to participate on C Derick Varn's podcast, 'The Varn Vlog Interviews,' to discuss the origins of German Romanticism and speak about the importance behind F. W. J. Schelling’s Philosophy! Looking forward to March 31st when this episode airs.

Another post that owes a lot to @nieaufgehenderrest.bsky.social & @mattpolprof.bsky.social work on postmodern conservatism. Might be of interest to @matthewshadle.bsky.social followers too. www.erikhaines.org/p/the-lost-r...

I have @nieaufgehenderrest.bsky.social to thank for this one since he introduced me to Shaul's work. That said, it might also be of interest to @mattpolprof.bsky.social & some of his followers. www.erikhaines.org/p/integral-e...

DEADLINE EXTENSION: FEB. 8, 2026. For The North American Schelling Society (NASS) 9th Annual meeting in Mexico City: CALL FOR PROPOSALS 3-5 June, 2025 SPIRIT & NATURE @marcelagr.bsky.social @kylabruff.bsky.social @benjaminnorris.bsky.social @dalianassar.bsky.social nass9.izt.uam.mx?fbclid=IwdGR...

Imagine the audacity, nay! the great hubris of having many workshops, and international conferences, as well as book releases (on one philosopher) And ... having the same 10 academics present and publish on everything!

"Only those who can resign themselves to accepting the total annihilation of all objects of desire as well as subjectivity--only those whose desire is free of all desire--can face their own death with "naturalness," & be restored to life as one who has died to the world & to self." -- Tanabe Hajime

Tanabe Hajime, Philosophy as Metanoetics

so pleased that *Romantic Empiricism* is now out in Paperback for a much more reasonable price! *And it is slightly revised - with some important additions of reference to works that appeared in the last few years* global.oup.com/academic/pro...

I have met so many people in Academia, who refer to me as "friend" and who I thought were my friends. I went out of my way to help promote their work and share their ideas with the world only for those same "people" behind closed doors to say some very nasty things about me and even gossip to their

One of the highlights of my academic career was when The Faculty of Graduate Studies at York University featured an expose on my YouTube Series: The Young Idealist Series. In July of 2025, FGS posted a short article in their monthly review of current student academic achievements. #TheYoungIdealist

One of the highlights of my academic career was when The Faculty of Graduate Studies at York University featured an expose on my YouTube Series: The Young Idealist Series. In July of 2025, FGS posted a short article in their monthly review of current student academic achievements. #TheYoungIdealist

Back to school for my students. I am teaching English, Language Arts, Modes of Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Canadian History, World History, and Literary analysis.

"On the field of Śūnyatā, all things are in a process of becoming ... and each thing is itself in not being itself, and is not itself in being itself. Its being is illusion in its truth and truth in its illusion." --Nishitani Keiji, Religion and Nothingness, 1983.

At the private school I work at, I have been teaching epic poetry; narrative, and the Heroes journey to my grade 9's and 10's. We started reading Beowulf and the kids are really loving the material!

Sending out a big thank you to everyone that is subscribed to #TheYoungIdealist Series. The series has hit two milestones on YouTube & I couldn't have done it without all of your support. 8,000 subscribers & over 180,000 views. Thank you all, so much. www.youtube.com/@TheYoungIde...

Sending out a big thank you to everyone that is subscribed to #TheYoungIdealist Series. The series has hit two milestones on YouTube & I couldn't have done it without all of your support. 8,000 subscribers & over 180,000 views. Thank you all, so much. www.youtube.com/@TheYoungIde...