The Enigma Of Fichtes First Principles

Download or read book The Enigma of Fichte’s First Principles written by David W. Wood and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting new critical perspectives on J.G. Fichte’s Wissenschaftslehre, this volume of English articles by an international group of scholars addresses the topic of first principles in Fichte’s writings. Especially discussed are the central text of his Jena period, the 1794/95 Grundlage der gesammten Wissenschaftslehre, as well as later versions like the Wissenschaftslehre nova methodo (1796-99) and the presentations of 1804 and 1805. Also included are new studies on the first principles of the particular sub-disciplines of Fichte’s system, such as the doctrines of aesthetics, nature, right, ethics, and history.