Christopher Satoor
#TheYoungIdealist Series | PhD candidate at York University | Classical German Philosophy | F. W. J. Schelling.
- DEADLINE EXTENSION: FEB. 8, 2026. For The North American Schelling Society (NASS) 9th Annual meeting in Mexico City: CALL FOR PROPOSALS 3-5 June, 2025 SPIRIT & NATURE @marcelagr.bsky.social @kylabruff.bsky.social @benjaminnorris.bsky.social @dalianassar.bsky.social nass9.izt.uam.mx?fbclid=IwdGR...
- Imagine the audacity, nay! the great hubris of having many workshops, and international conferences, as well as book releases (on one philosopher) And ... having the same 10 academics present and publish on everything!
- "Only those who can resign themselves to accepting the total annihilation of all objects of desire as well as subjectivity--only those whose desire is free of all desire--can face their own death with "naturalness," & be restored to life as one who has died to the world & to self." -- Tanabe Hajime
- Tanabe Hajime, Philosophy as Metanoetics
- Reposted by Christopher Satoorso pleased that *Romantic Empiricism* is now out in Paperback for a much more reasonable price! *And it is slightly revised - with some important additions of reference to works that appeared in the last few years* global.oup.com/academic/pro...
- I have met so many people in Academia, who refer to me as "friend" and who I thought were my friends. I went out of my way to help promote their work and share their ideas with the world only for those same "people" behind closed doors to say some very nasty things about me and even gossip to their
- colleagues. These opinions always make me doubt myself and feel discouraged and disappointed about the field I am in. But I am on my own path and I am not in competition with anyone. I read and write philosophy because it really is my life,
- and I have devoted all these years to the history of ideas because, I live and breathe in these concepts.
- One of the highlights of my academic career was when The Faculty of Graduate Studies at York University featured an expose on my YouTube Series: The Young Idealist Series. In July of 2025, FGS posted a short article in their monthly review of current student academic achievements. #TheYoungIdealist
- My series was brought to their attention by the Chair of the Department of Humanities; Dr. Victor Shea, who was impressed by my work & by the series. It was truly an honor to be featured in FGS' Monthly review & to have my series nominated for spotlight in July by Dr. Shea and FGS. #TheYoungIdealist
- Back to school for my students. I am teaching English, Language Arts, Modes of Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Canadian History, World History, and Literary analysis.
- "On the field of Śūnyatā, all things are in a process of becoming ... and each thing is itself in not being itself, and is not itself in being itself. Its being is illusion in its truth and truth in its illusion." --Nishitani Keiji, Religion and Nothingness, 1983.
- At the private school I work at, I have been teaching epic poetry; narrative, and the Heroes journey to my grade 9's and 10's. We started reading Beowulf and the kids are really loving the material!
- Sending out a big thank you to everyone that is subscribed to #TheYoungIdealist Series. The series has hit two milestones on YouTube & I couldn't have done it without all of your support. 8,000 subscribers & over 180,000 views. Thank you all, so much. www.youtube.com/@TheYoungIde...
- J. G. Fichte, The Closed Commercial State
- My 15 year old niece made me a homemade Schelling Christmas Card. It made me tear up
- Reposted by Christopher SatoorOk fine. Sometimes the internet is still a wondrous place. Just found a full PDF of H.E.G. Paulus's unauthorized publication of Schelling's 1841-42 lectures on the Philosophy of Revelation. If you're interested in a copy hit me up. The file is huge but I'll do my best to get it to you.
- A house is never complete without having a F. W. J. Schelling Coffee Mug
- I am happy to share the latest episode of #TheYoungIdealist Series on Classical German Philosophy and Post-Kantian Thought. This special episode features Professor Sebastian Luft discussing the life and thought of Ernst Cassirer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugim...
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- Reposted by Christopher SatoorForthcoming and New release @nieaufgehenderrest.bsky.social @gabegottlieb.bsky.social @symphilosophie.bsky.social @anitaleirfall.bsky.social @w-ezekielgoggin.bsky.social @roupavicky.bsky.social @andrewbowie.bsky.social @efimpi.bsky.social 1/
- Panentheism.
- Reposted by Christopher Satoorvery happy to share my review of Naomi Fisher's excellent book "Schelling's Mystical Platonism," in European Journal of Philosophy *A must-read for anyone interested in Schelling* onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- Void
- Ruins.
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- Never in my life have I been as unhappy as I am currently.
- It really is a shame to see so many Hegelians & Marxists continue to dismiss Schelling's philosophy through the same old hostile tropes. Most of these slanderous views were from Heinrich Heine, & Hegel himself, who quite honestly, never understood Schelling's systematic project.
- "But if the two principles are in discord, another spirit usurps the place where God should be, namely the reversed god." --F. W. J. Schelling, 1809 (Painting by Francisco de Goya - Ghostly vision, 1801).
- From Phenomenology to Scholasticism: Edith Stein and the Synthesis of Husserl and Aquinas. #edithstein #phenomenology #scholasticism
- Hegel vs. Schopenhauer
- Reposted by Christopher SatoorCFP for the next meeting of the North American Schelling Society is now out! This year the topic is Spirit and Nature.
- "This is the sadness that clings to all finite life [...] the deep indestructible melancholy of all life" --F. W. J. Schelling, Freiheitsschrift, 1809
- Plug me in Reconnect Me to myself Plug me in Reconnect Me to myself
- Friends & Colleagues: I am so excited to share my most recent episode of #TheYoungIdealist Series On Classical German Philosophy & Post-Kantian Thought. Adorno’s Aesthetic Theory, with Distinguished Prof. of German, Dr. Rolf Goebel, UAH. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjev... #adorno
- James Gutmann (the 1936 translator of the first edition of the Freedom Essay) called Schelling the Prince of Romanticism, If Schelling was the Prince of Romanticism then surely Novalis was the King of Romanticism, and Karoline von Günderrode, the Queen of Romanticism!
- Coming up next on #TheYoungIdealist Series: Adorno's Aesthetic theory: The autonomy of art, Beautiful semblance, & the historical unfolding of meaning with Distinguished Professor of German, Emeritus, Dr. Rolf Goebel (University of Alabama, Huntsville).
- Gatherings: The Heidegger Circle Annual heidegger-circle.org/gathering-su... Submission Guidelines All submissions other than letters and brief responses to articles (under 1000 words) should be formatted for blind review and include a title page with paper title, author name, affiliation
- There is something oddly true about the claim that reality consists of nothing but Death, taxes and suffering.
- "What is most profound in nature is also melancholy; for it too, mourns a lost good, & likewise, such an indestructible melancholy inheres in all forms of life." -- F.W.J. Schelling, (7,466), Stuttgarter Privatvorlesungen, 1810.
- Eydis Evensen live in Toronto! A truly Magical night @eydisevensen.bsky.social
- I am happy to share my talented friend Henriikka Hannula's talk @hhenriikka.bsky.social on "Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making youtu.be/QVZPBG__-Fc?...
- It is my great honor to share with you all the inspiration behind Sean J. McGrath's new book, titled: The Lost Road: A Search for the Soul in the West. Dr. McGrath's substack post goes deep into his own personal journey as a philosopher. Check it out! smcgrath.substack.com/p/the-lost-r...
- “I had to philosophize. Otherwise, I could not live in this world.” ― Edmund Husserl
- Schelling and I, want to wish you all a very ... HAPPY & spooky HALLOWEEN!
- "... a spiral whose principle resides in the depths of nature, and yet which ultimately flourishes in consciousness. Habit comes back down the spiral, teaching us of it's origins and genesis" -- Félix Ravaisson
- Reposted by Christopher SatoorIt feels difficult to over state the degree to which every single university library would benefit from purchasing this collection. Günderrode’s philosophical project is of the utmost contemporary importance and Anna has done us all a great service with her work on this collection.
- Available for pre-order! My next volume of translations of philosophical work by the Romantic writer Karoline von Günderrode: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
- My friend & Colleague @annaezekiel.bsky.social has been doing outstanding scholarship. Anna has been editing translating, & introducing us all about the exciting poetic, & philosophical works of Karoline von Günderrode. Having Günderrode's work in English is an immense achievement for academia!
- The Many Faces of FWJ Schelling
- Reposted by Christopher SatoorAvailable for pre-order! My next volume of translations of philosophical work by the Romantic writer Karoline von Günderrode: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
- I was honored and delighted to be welcomed as a special guest-speaker to introduce F.W.J. Schelling's 'Philosophical Investigations into the Essence of Human Freedom' for the Forbidden Books reading group. #Methexisinstitute #Schelling #Freiheitsschrift
- My God! Interstellar is by far the best movie ever! It has speculative science, a giant black hole (Ungrund) that serves as the copula between reality & the Fifth dimension; Gravity, Light & an intergalactic battle of good & evil. Also a profound cosmic notion of "Love" that transcends space & time.
- Reposted by Christopher Satoor🏺 Seminars begin tomorrow 10:00 EST! Sign up today! sphil.xyz/symposia/cou...
- Reposted by Christopher SatoorWE ARE LIVE! Come and hang! Talking about the upcoming Schelling course! www.youtube.com/watch?v=viBJ...
- "This text draws on Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology to challenge assumptions about pathology, disability, & embodied experience. It rethinks the body not as a biological fact but as our way of having a world—culturally shaped, historically situated, & always lived."
- Reposted by Christopher SatoorThis was a really fun conversation with @nieaufgehenderrest.bsky.social who was a very generous and thoughtful dialogue partner. Many thanks for your time and all the work you are putting towards bringing (German) philosophy to the fore.
- I am excited to share with you all another episode of #TheYoungIdealist Series featuring @dalianassar.bsky.social who navigates the viewers through her exciting philosophical work & discussing important issues like Knowledge, Aesthetics, Ethics, Nature & Ecology. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPur...
- 14–15 November 2025 | HU Berlin Conference: Schelling über Freiheit und Autonomie / Schelling on Freedom and Autonomy Join us in Berlin for two days of talks and discussions on Schelling’s philosophy of freedom and autonomy. 📄 Program & registration: 👉 www.philosophie.hu-berlin.de/de/arbeitsbe...
- Reposted by Christopher SatoorI am excited to share with you all another episode of #TheYoungIdealist Series featuring @dalianassar.bsky.social who navigates the viewers through her exciting philosophical work & discussing important issues like Knowledge, Aesthetics, Ethics, Nature & Ecology. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPur...
