System of Transcendental Idealism

...through which nature first returns completely into itself, and through which it becomes evident that nature is originally identical with that which is recognized within us as intelligent and conscious.

This may be sufficient to prove that natural science has the necessary tendency to make nature intelligent; it is precisely through this tendency that it becomes Philosophy of Nature, which is the one necessary fundamental science Fundamental science; "Grundwissenschaft," a primary field of study that provides the foundational principles for all other branches of knowledge of philosophy. *)

B. Or the subjective The "subjective" refers to the conscious mind, the "I," or the internal world of the observer. is made the first Meaning the primary starting point or the foundation of the argument., and the task is this: how can an objective The "objective" refers to the external world, nature, or objects existing outside of our thoughts. element be added that corresponds with it?

If all knowledge rests on the agreement of these two (1), then the task—to explain this agreement—is without doubt

*) Further elaboration of the concept of a Philosophy of Nature and its necessary tendency can be found in the author’s writings: Outline of a System of Philosophy of Nature, combined with the Introduction to this outline, and the Explanations which the first issue of the Journal for Speculative Physics Original: "speculative Physik." In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, "speculative" referred to a theoretical, philosophical approach to science that sought underlying principles beyond mere experimental data. will contain.