Philosophy of revelation: Remarks on Schelling, Jaspers, and Rosenzweig

Abstract

Franz Rosenzweig and Karl Jaspers both made references to Schelling’s Philosophie derOffenbarung. Despite his overall favorable reception, Jaspers disagreed with Schelling’s ontological certainty of faith; in contrast, Rosenzweig develops in his Stern der Erlösung how Schelling succeeded with overcoming idealism in favor of a “new thinking.” From these two contrasting interpretations it becomes clear that careful study of Schelling’s philosophy allows for acontemporary perspective to the problem of philosophical faith-a position that was demonstrated by Leonard H. Ehrlich.