Schelling

American  

[shel-ing] / ˈʃɛl ɪŋ /

noun

1. Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von 1775–1854, German philosopher.

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Schelling British  

/ ʃɛˈlɪŋɪən, ˈʃɛlɪŋ /

noun

1. Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈjoːzɛf fɔn). 1775–1854, German philosopher. He expanded Fichte's idea that there is one reality, the infinite and absolute Ego, by regarding nature as an absolute being working towards self-consciousness. His works include Ideas towards a Philosophy of Nature (1797) and System of Transcendental Idealism (1800)

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Other Word Forms

• Schellingian adjective
• Schellingianism noun
• Schellingism noun

Example Sentences

"Cruelty has always been the point," said Emmett Schelling, executive director of the Transgender Education Network of Texas.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2023

In 2005, Schelling was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics, with Robert J. Aumann, for “having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis.”

From New York Times • May 8, 2023

Reckless behavior could be a useful bargaining tactic, Schelling argued.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2022

Schelling wrote eloquently—at times, all too casually—about sending messages with force.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2021

Here they were, gathered at one table, the nation’s foremost practitioners of what Goethe and Schelling called “frozen music.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson