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This paper argues not only that Schelling, Novalis, and Friedrich Schlegelare reacting directly to Kant (rather than simply to each other and to other post-Kantian figures), but also that they are responding in complex ways to one particularly prominent and distinctive line of thought in Kant, namely his account of reason, conditions, and the unconditioned. Though Kant argues that we cannot have cognition of unconditioned objects, he none the less thinks that reason demands that we accept the existence of such objects. The paper argues that the German Romantics take over this general line of thought, though they do so in different contexts and to different ends. Specifically, focusing on this dimension of Kant's thought allows us to see both how the logic of conditioning relations can be seen to be driving their arguments for the Absolute, and how Kant's particular conception of conditioning relations gives rise to important differences from the views of the German Romantics. For whereas he distinguishes different kinds of real conditioning relations, they operate with a generic conception of conditioning that leads to their distinctive Romantic views. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the theoretical philosophy of Kant regarding the law of nature and metaphysics. Topics discussed include the concept of law focusing on necessity and legislation, articulation of laws of nature and moral law, and the practices of natural science in the early modern period. Also provided is the practical philosophy of Spanish theologian Francisco Suarez regarding the views of intellectualist on the basis of nature laws and God's will.

A literary criticism of a chapter from the book “Phänomenologie des Geistes” by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, titled "Kraft und Verstand," is presented. It outlines the three distinctive features of various models of consciousness, specifically those of force and law, and the different problems that consciousness experiences with each, including an illustration of the complex models discussed in "Kraft und Verstand" in relation to Newtonian mechanics.