How did Goethe's scientific work influence his philosophy?
My scientific investigations, especially into botany and colour, were not separate from my philosophical contemplations. I sought to see the 'Urphänomen,' the primordial phenomenon, the underlying unity in diverse manifestations. This led me to understand nature as a process of constant metamorphosis, a dynamic unfolding. This organic, dynamic view, so evident in my studies of plant development and light, became the bedrock of my philosophical inclination towards understanding life as a unified, interconnected whole.
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