The romantic conception of life science and philosophy in the age of Goethe /

Richards, Robert J. 1942-

The romantic conception of life science and philosophy in the age of Goethe / [electronic resource] : Robert J. Richards. - Chicago, [Ill.] : University of Chicago Press, c2002. - 1 online resource (xix, 587 p.) : ill. (some col.). - Science and its conceptual foundations. . - Science and its conceptual foundations. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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In this wide-ranging work, Robert J. Richards shows how the Romantic conception of the world influenced (and was influenced by) both the lives of the people who held it and the development of nineteenth-century science. Integrating Romantic literature, science, and philosophy with an intimate knowledge of the individuals involved - from Goethe and the brothers Schlegel to Humboldt and Friedrich and Caroline Schelling - Richards demonstrates how their tempestuous lives shaped their ideas as profoundly as their intellectual and cultural heritage.


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Romanticism--Germany.
German literature--History and criticism.--18th century
German literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Literature and science--Germany.
Philosophy, German.

PT361 / .R53 2002

830.9145