A modern translation of J. G. Fichte's best known philosophical work (including his two explanatory Introductions), which contributed to the development of 19th Century German Idealism from Kant's critical philosophy.

The Science of Knowledge: With the First and Second Introductions (Texts in German Philosophy)

Politics & Social Sciences

Fichte, J. G.

Philosophy

Cambridge University Press

Fichte's thought marks a crucial transitional stage between Kant and post-Kantian philosophy. Foundations of Natural Right, thought by many to be Fichte's most important work of political philosophy, applies his ideas to fundamental issues in political and legal philosophy, covering such topics as civic freedom, right, private property, contracts, family relations, and the foundations of modern political organization. This volume offers the first complete translation of the work into English, by Michael Baur, together with an introduction by Frederick Neuhouser that sets it in its philosophical and historical context.

Foundations of Natural Right (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)

Fichte: Foundations of Natural Right (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)

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The Science of Knowledge

Kessinger Pub Co

The first English translation of Fichte’s second set of 1804 lectures on the Wissenschaftslehre.Considered by some to be his most important text, this series of lectures given by Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762–1814) at his home in Berlin in 1804 is widely regarded as the most perspicuous presentation of his fundamental philosophy. Now available in English, this translation provides in striking and original language Fichte’s exploration of the transcendental foundations of experience and knowing in ways that go beyond Kant and Reinhold and charts a promising, novel pathway for German Idealism. Through a close examination of this work one can see that Fichte’s thought is much more than a way station between Kant and Hegel, thus making the case for Fichte’s independent philosophical importance.The text is divided into two parts: a doctrine of truth or reason, and a doctrine of appearance. A central feature of the text is its performative dimension. Philosophy, for Fichte, is something we enact rather than any discursively expressible object of awareness; a philosophical truth is not expressible as a set of propositions but is a spontaneous inwardly occurring realization. Therefore, he always regards the expression of philosophy in words as strategic, aiming to ignite philosophy’s essentially inward process and to arouse the event of philosophical insight.The new translation contains a German-English glossary and an extensive introduction and notes by the translator.

The Science Of Knowing: J.G. Fichte's 1804 Lectures On The Wissenschaftslehre (Suny Contemporary Continental Philosophy)

State Univ of New York Pr

The Philosophical Rupture between Fichte and Schelling: Selected Texts and Correspondence (1800-1802) (Suny Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy)

Correspondence and texts by Fichte and Schelling illuminate their thought and the trajectory of their philosophical falling out.

The Philosophical Rupture Between Fichte and Schelling: Selected Texts and Correspondence 1800-1802 (Suny Contemporary Continental Philosophy)

Schelling, F.W.J.

Correspondence and texts by Fichte and Schelling illuminate their thought and the trajectory of their philosophical falling out. The disputes of philosophers provide a place to view their positions and arguments in a tightly focused way, and also in a manner that is infused with human temperaments and passions. Fichte and Schelling had been perceived as “partners” in the cause of Criticism or transcendental idealism since 1794, but upon Fichte’s departure from Jena in 1799, each began to perceive a drift in their fundamental interests and allegiances. Schelling’s philosophy of nature seemed to move him toward a realistic philosophy, while Fichte’s interests in the origin of personal consciousness, intersubjectivity, and the ultimate determination of the agent’s moral will moved him to explore what he called “faith” in one popular text, or a theory of an intelligible world. This volume brings together the letters the two philosophers exchanged between 1800 and 1802 and the texts that each penned with the other in mind. “The book presents an unparalleled opportunity to observe an important set of [Fichte and Schelling’s] philosophical exchanges and has the potential to affect one’s understanding of post-Kantian philosophy in a lasting way … This well-conceived and carefully edited volume shines a bright light on a crucial and formative time in the lives of both Fichte and Schelling.” — Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews “Vater and Wood have given us a real gift: a strong and philosophically provocative edition of this indispensible exchange. A thoughtful and very helpful essay that puts many of the issues into a fresh philosophical perspective precedes the letters, and some of the important primary texts germane to this debate follow them. For lovers of German idealism, this is a text of great interest and its appearance calls for celebration.” — Jason M. Wirth, author of The Conspiracy of Life: Meditations on Schelling and His Time

State University of New York Press

Critical scholarly edition of J. G. Fichte's Closed Commercial State Appearing for the first time in a complete English translation, The Closed Commercial State represents the most sustained attempt of J. G. Fichte, the famed author of The Doctrine of Science, to apply idealistic philosophy to political economy. In the accompanying interpretive essay, Anthony Curtis Adler challenges the conventional scholarly view of The Closed Commercial State as a curious footnote to Fichte’s thought. The Closed Commercial State, which Fichte himself regarded as his “best, most thought-through work,” not only attests to a life-long interest in economics, but is of critical importance to his entire philosophical project. Carefully unpacking the philosophical nuances of Fichte’s argument and its complex relationship to other texts in his oeuvre, Adler argues that The Closed Commercial State presents an understanding of the nature of history, and the relation of history to politics, that differs significantly from the teleological notions of history advanced by Schelling and later Hegel. This critical scholarly edition includes a German-English glossary, annotations, and page references to both major German editions.

The Closed Commercial State (Suny Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy)

Critical scholarly edition of J. G. Fichte's Closed Commercial State

The Closed Commercial State (SUNY Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy)

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The Science of Knowledge: With the First and Second Introductions (Texts in German Philosophy)

The Science of Knowledge: With the First and Second Introductions (Texts in German Philosophy)

Foundations of Natural Right (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)

Fichte: Foundations of Natural Right (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)

The Science of Knowledge

The Science Of Knowing: J.G. Fichte's 1804 Lectures On The Wissenschaftslehre (Suny Contemporary Continental Philosophy)

The Philosophical Rupture Between Fichte and Schelling: Selected Texts and Correspondence 1800-1802 (Suny Contemporary Continental Philosophy)

The Philosophical Rupture between Fichte and Schelling: Selected Texts and Correspondence (1800-1802) (Suny Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy)

The Closed Commercial State (Suny Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy)

The Closed Commercial State (SUNY Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy)