Naturphilosophie
/naˈtʊəfɪlɒsɒˌfi/ /naˈtʊəfɪlɒzɒˌfi/ /naˈtʊəfɪˌlɒsəfi/(also Natur-philosophie) Philosophy. Now historical
noun
The theory that there is an eternal and unchanging law of nature, proceeding from the Absolute, from which all laws governing natural phenomena and forces derive.
- This theory was put forward chiefly by F. W. J. Schelling (1775–1854) and other German philosophers..
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), poet, critic, and philosopher. From German Naturphilosophie from Natur + Philosophie.