Abstract

This introduction explores how uncertainty was used as a poetic and philosophical tool around 1800. It first sets up the historical context for the appropriation of uncertainty by underscoring the philosophical interest in challenging the foundations of knowledge. It then focuses on German Romanticism, using the writings of Novalis and Friedrich Schlegel as its primary reference point for an analysis of the poetic and philosophical implications of uncertainty. The authors argue that the work of these two writers presents a philosophical engagement with uncertainty as a problem in its own right and a desire to connect uncertainty to important romantic concepts such as chaos and hypothesis. The introduction concludes with an emphasis on Schlegel’s contributions to the problem of uncertainty.

摘要

本导言探讨了不确定性在 1800 年左右如何被用作诗歌和哲学工具。它首先通过强调挑战知识基础的哲学兴趣，为不确定性的使用建立了历史背景。然后重点关注德国浪漫主义，使用诺瓦利斯和弗里德里希施莱格尔的著作作为分析不确定性的诗意和哲学含义的主要参考点。作者认为，这两位作家的作品展现了对不确定性本身作为一个问题的哲学参与，以及将不确定性与重要的浪漫概念（如混沌和假设）联系起来的愿望。导言最后强调了施莱格尔对不确定性问题的贡献。