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Schellings

Schellings is a surname of German origin. In English, Schellings can refer to multiple people with the surname Schelling, or to the possessive or plural form of the name.

The most prominent bearer is Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775–1854), a German philosopher who played a

Beyond the philosopher, the surname has been borne by other individuals in German-speaking regions and elsewhere.

Origins of the name are typically German, with toponymic or patronymic roots common to German surnames. The

central
role
in
the
early
development
of
German
Idealism.
His
early
system
linked
nature
and
spirit
and
advanced
a
form
of
transcendental
idealism
and
Naturphilosophie.
Key
works
include
System
of
Transcendental
Idealism
(1800)
and
Ideas
for
a
Philosophy
of
Nature
(1797–1799).
His
ideas
provoked
debate
with
Johann
Gottlieb
Fichte
and
influenced
later
thinkers
such
as
Hegel
and
the
Young
Hegelians.
In
English-language
writing,
Schellings
may
denote
more
than
one
person
named
Schelling,
while
Schelling's
appears
in
phrases
referring
to
the
philosopher's
writings
or
theory.
name
is
still
found
in
Germany,
Austria,
the
Netherlands,
and
among
emigrant
communities.